Founder connections
- Michael BloombergPublisher endorsement / recommendationThe publisher prints Bloomberg’s recommendation to read the book for a change in career or mission. The shelf link rests on that endorsement; no completed reading or adoption of the charity’s model is claimed.Source
Summary
Scott Harrison recounts leaving the nightclub business, working on a hospital ship in West Africa and founding charity: water in 2006. The story follows both a personal change and the effort to build an organization around access to clean water. It describes the charity’s approach to fundraising, public communication, branding and transparency, including its model for directing public donations to water projects. The book presents the work through the founder’s experiences and the difficulties of sustaining a new institution. Written with contributions from Lisa Sweetingham, it combines memoir with an account of creating and communicating a nonprofit’s operating model.
Why read it Our view
Useful for founders designing a funding model and a clear customer or donor promise. The charity: water account connects transparency, storytelling and branding with the work of building trust in a new organization.