What if $40 could change someone’s life forever?
In this Digital Social Hour Episode, Sean Kelly sits down with Scott Harrison, founder of Charity: Water, at the Bitcoin Conference to talk about clean water, Bitcoin donations, transparency in charity, and the mission to bring safe drinking water to everyone on Earth.
Scott explains how Charity: Water became one of the first charities to accept Bitcoin, how early crypto donors helped fund clean water projects, and why the organization uses a 100% donation model where public donations go directly to water projects.
The conversation covers the global water crisis, wells, rainwater systems, solar-powered pumps, desalination, water access in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, and why 700 million people are still drinking unsafe water today.
Scott also shares his personal story of leaving New York nightlife behind, finding purpose through service, and building a charity that has now helped more than 21 million people. He also breaks down why generosity is good for the giver, why giving can become a muscle, and why solving the water crisis is possible if enough people care.
Chapters
0:00 Bitcoin, Charity: Water, and early crypto donors
1:52 Helping 21 million people get clean water
3:02 Wells, rainwater systems, and low-tech solutions
7:01 AI, water shortages, solar pumps, and desalination
11:12 The 100% donation model and nonprofit transparency
15:01 Why clean water is still invisible to most Americans
17:16 From New York nightlife to humanitarian work
22:19 Why it’s harder than ever to get people to care
25:33 The real cost to solve the global water crisis
32:12 Big donors, generosity, and Charity: Water’s next chapter
What You’ll Learn
💧 Why 700 million people still lack access to clean water
₿ How Charity: Water became one of the first charities to accept Bitcoin
🌍 How $40 can help one person get clean water
🔍 Why transparency helped Charity: Water rebuild trust in giving
⚡ How solar power is changing water access in remote villages
🚰 Why the clean water crisis is solvable with enough will and funding
❤️ How Scott went from nightlife to humanitarian work
🤝 Why generosity can become a habit that changes your life
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