Kushal Chakrabarti

Let’s celebrate the geeks who ‘GiveBIG’

by Kushal Chakrabarti
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Today is Seattle Foundation’s 1-day GiveBIG challenge. Seattleites will compete for $500,000 in matching donations for their favorite local charities. I’m really excited. Why? Some very worthy causes will get serious love today. And, it’ll show off Seattle’s electrifying intersection of technology and philanthropy. Expect your Twitter to light up

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What Does Education Mean to You?

by Kushal Chakrabarti

A few weeks ago, I mentioned a new campaign we were getting ready to launch. I’m really excited to publicly unveil our new campaign today, “What Does Education Mean to You?” Education is so personal, as it means something different to each of us. At the same time, it’s so

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Celebrating the Meaning of Education and 1,000 Vittana Students!

by Kushal Chakrabarti

Wow. Over the weekend, something amazing happened: the Vittana community funded the 1,000th Vittana student! Mashable just covered the announcement, but, as one of our friends, I wanted you to hear about it from us. [vimeo width="400" height="225"]http://vimeo.com/25861712[/vimeo] Simultaneously, we’re unveiling a new campaign, “What does education mean to you?” Our

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Haward: Before and After, and Paying it Forward

by Kushal Chakrabarti

Almost every day is a good day at Vittana. We work hard, we have fun. We’re scrappy, and we sweat the details 24/7 to get more students funded. Like any company, some days are better than others. Last week, we had an extremely good day.  Why? We received an amazing

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Don’t Kick Vocational Education to the Curb

by Kushal Chakrabarti

Last week, educational funding changes made nearly a year ago in Arizona for vocational programs were brought to light on reddit.com.  Keith Wagner, a high school journalism student, interviewed State Senator John Huppenthal- who is currently running for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Wagner grilled Huppenthal about education funding cuts.

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Need a Last-Minute Mother’s Day Present? We’ll Overnight Her A Gift For You

by Kushal Chakrabarti

Mother’s Day is in two days.  Did you forget?  Do you need a last-minute present? How could you forget?  This is your mom we’re talking about here — the woman who carried you for 9 months, gave birth to you (ouch!), packed your lunch and kissed your forehead on the

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