Gary White, Co-Author of The Worth of Water with Matt Damon | Making an Impact with Philanthropy and Innovation

Gary White and Matt Damon are on a mission to help people have access to safe water through their non-profits Water.org and Water Equity. Having access to safe water is a necessity & something that is a struggle for many.  Kristel Bauer sits down with Gary White to discuss the water crisis and how  you can make a difference.  Gary shares details into why he and Matt Damon started these non-profits, insights into plhilanthropy and innovation, inspiring stories from his new book, The Worth of Water, which he wrote with Matt Damon, and ways that you can reduce your carbon footprint.  Tune in now!

 Key Takeaways from This Episode

• Insights into the water crisis
• How Gary White met Matt Damon and started Water.org
• Insights into philanthropy and innovation
• Personal Stories of families touched by these non-profits
• Details about Gary White and Matt Damon's book, The Worth of Water
• Ways that you can reduce your carbon footprint
• Ideas for how you can make a powerful impact

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About Gary White & Water.org:

Gary White and Matt Damon, wrote the book, The Worth of Water, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. Buy it here. Gary White is an observer, an innovator, and a passionate problem-solver. He has created solutions that have empowered millions of people in need with access to safe water and sanitation. Gary is the CEO and Co-founder of Water.org and WaterEquity, along with his co-founder Matt Damon. These are nonprofit organizations dedicated to empowering people in the developing world to gain access to safe water and sanitation. Gary developed Water.org’s WaterCredit Initiative, creating new financing options for poor populations to meet their water supply and sanitation needs. He also developed and now leads WaterEquity, the first-ever impact investment manager dedicated to ending the global water crisis in our lifetime, with an exclusive focus on raising and deploying capital to water and sanitation businesses that serve people living in poor communities throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Bringing 30 years of experience to work on solving the global water and sanitation crisis, Gary is a leading advisor in the water and sanitation space, counseling organizations such as the Skoll Foundation, Reckitt, PepsiCo Foundation, IKEA Foundation, Inditex, the World Economic Forum, and Bank of America on responses to the global water crisis. He is also a founding board member of the Millennium Water Alliance and Water Advocates.

Named to TIME magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, Gary has been awarded the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship, named to the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Water, and selected as Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur and a Skoll Foundation Social Entrepreneur.

Gary’s educational credentials include three degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Water.org is a global nonprofit organization working to bring water and sanitation to the world. We want to make it safe, accessible, and cost-effective. They help people get access to safe water and sanitation through affordable financing, such as small loans. We give our everything every day to empower people in need with these life-changing resources – giving women hope, children health and families a bright future. https://water.org/ 

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