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Almost the entire article is based upon his own statements about events in his life. They are not third party sources. He's a reliable source for what he wants to say about himself and his opinions, but not for what actually took place. I also removed some promotionalism for his organization. DGG ( talk ) 19:02, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
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The line about Scott's mother healing from her illness is out of date. In June 2018, Scott's mother passed away, which he wrote about in the below LinkedIn article. [1] Scott also set up a donation page on charity: water's website in honor of his mother when she passed, which I've linked to as well. [2]
For full disclosure, I work for a public relations firm that represents Scott Harrison and charity: water.
Ahackett302 (talk) 19:47, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
The line about Scott "having sex with a girl of conscience" is inaccurate. That description is not included in the articles that are sourced. For more context on Scott's trip to Uruguay, the below articles in CNBC and Wall Street Journal include descriptions. [3] [4]
For full disclosure, I work for a public relations firm that represents Scott Harrison and charity: water.
Ahackett302 (talk) 20:13, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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Scott Harrison was 28 years old and partying in Uruguay when he had a fundamental, existential break. 'I had gone on a trip to Punta Del Este and realized on that trip, I had gotten most of the things I thought would make me happy and they hadn't,' Harrison tells CNBC Make It....In the midst of throwing house parties with hundreds of guests, Harrison made a promise to himself: He 'vowed to come back and change my life,' he says.
The breaking point for Scott Harrison came at the end of 2003 while he was partying in the resort town of Punta del Este in Uruguay. A nightclub promoter at the time, Mr. Harrison was there with his model girlfriend, surrounded by fireworks and magnums of Dom Perignon. But looking out at his rented megayacht, he wondered why, at age 28, he was so unhappy....When he got home to New York, he sought to make changes.
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Regards, Spintendo 20:47, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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Scott's debut book Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World was published on October 2, 2018 by Currency, an imprint of The Crown Publishing Group under Penguin Random House. [1] [2]
The book debuted at #7 on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction. [3]
For full disclosure, I work for a public relations firm that represents Scott Harrison and charity: water.
Ahackett302 (talk) 21:27, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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Edit request implemented Spintendo 22:15, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
removing content sourced to self published blog and placing it here
He served aboard the Anastasis in West Africa, taking over 60,000 photos in 13 months.[1]
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Bangabandhu (talk) 14:33, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
WRT:"While charity:water has claimed to spend 100% of its funding on programming costs, in 2017 Harrison received $325,278 from the organization." This wording implies to me as a reader that the organisation is somehow not keeping its word on how it spends its money. However, the reality appears to be more complicated. "On day one, we made a bold promise that 100% of public donations would always bring clean water to people in developing countries. To maintain that promise, we found a separate group (now, about 150 individuals and families from around the world) to fund our overhead costs. Since then, we’ve treated the two sides of our business differently — with separate purposes, separate fundraising goals, and separate bank accounts for water project funding and operations funding." [1] Therefore I feel the wiki page wording is casting aspersions and should be changed. I suggest that the model should be elaborated on so it is clear that 100% of donations received for water works are spent on water works. Whether the operations & water works split can be compared to other charities and how they operate should be Out of Scope of this article.
Roughana (talk) 06:47, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
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WP:PAID charity: water is my employer.
with During his two years with Mercy Ships, Harrison was exposed to the conditions of the impoverished in Liberia, particularly those living without access to clean and safe drinking water. As a response, Harrison founded charity: water in 2006. The charity is a non profit organization that works to bring clean water to people in developing nations through its use of public donations, which directly fund water projects such as building wells and sanitation facilities.[8][9] As of 2020, the organization has raised $557 million [3] and funded 78,350 water projects in 29 countries which will serve more than 13 million people.[4] charity: water claims to spend 100% of its public funding on programming costs, with a separate bank account for operational costs that is funded by a group of wealthy donors. This claim is independently audited by KPMG annually. [5] In 2019, Harrison received $383,636 from the organization.[6]
Andiriggs (talk) 19:17, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
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