50% Of Detroit Water & Sewerage Department 
residential customers have a past due balance.
8% Of our resident pipeline came to us without 
running water.
DIRECT 
PHILANTHROPY 
(Not traditional crowdfunding)
8,500+ 
People, globally, pledged money 
toward a resident's water bill.
VOLUNTEERS 
@misssusccess 
@belaurie 
@johnica 
@fureigh 
@jeremiak 
@kimberlymunoz 
@glitterglossy 
@shana_wilcox 
@KimberlyRLyle 
Sakita Holley 
Bianca St. Louis 
Johnica Reed 
Rhys Fureigh 
Jeremia Kimmelman 
Kimberly Munoz 
Aprill Coleman 
Shana Wilcox 
Kimberly Lyle
$100,000+ 
Paid in the first 34 days.
1,300+ 
Residents in the help pipeline.
$600,000+ 
From 8,500+ donors.
Words cannot express the amount of joy 
YOU, and this PROJECT has brought to 
my children and myself this morning. 
Detroit Water came and restored my water 
service […]. GOD BLESS YOU!! 
-Marnie Winn
TESTING CURRENT MODEL DETROIT METRO 
It is becoming increasingly stressful to ration water among 
four people […] on top of running out to use the bathroom at 
the local Kroger or restaurant. It's embarrassing. 
-City of Harper Woods resident
FOR NOW VISIT... 
detroitwaterproject.org 
@DETWaterProject

Make A Real Difference in 60 Days by Tiffani Bell - The Lean Startup Conference 12/9/14

  • 2.
    50% Of DetroitWater & Sewerage Department residential customers have a past due balance.
  • 3.
    8% Of ourresident pipeline came to us without running water.
  • 7.
    DIRECT PHILANTHROPY (Nottraditional crowdfunding)
  • 8.
    8,500+ People, globally,pledged money toward a resident's water bill.
  • 10.
    VOLUNTEERS @misssusccess @belaurie @johnica @fureigh @jeremiak @kimberlymunoz @glitterglossy @shana_wilcox @KimberlyRLyle Sakita Holley Bianca St. Louis Johnica Reed Rhys Fureigh Jeremia Kimmelman Kimberly Munoz Aprill Coleman Shana Wilcox Kimberly Lyle
  • 11.
    $100,000+ Paid inthe first 34 days.
  • 14.
    1,300+ Residents inthe help pipeline.
  • 15.
  • 18.
    Words cannot expressthe amount of joy YOU, and this PROJECT has brought to my children and myself this morning. Detroit Water came and restored my water service […]. GOD BLESS YOU!! -Marnie Winn
  • 19.
    TESTING CURRENT MODELDETROIT METRO It is becoming increasingly stressful to ration water among four people […] on top of running out to use the bathroom at the local Kroger or restaurant. It's embarrassing. -City of Harper Woods resident
  • 20.
    FOR NOW VISIT... detroitwaterproject.org @DETWaterProject