In February 2025, Footbridge’s CEO and Founder provided an overview of Footbridge’s model and outcomes to health care leaders across the country in a webinar hosted by the Root Cause Coalition. This 15-minute presentation highlights the way in which rapid, gap-filling support impacts families across a wide spectrum of outcomes.
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PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES
Duquesne University reveals semifinalists at Venture Challenge
Nov. 25, 2020
PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES
Pittsburgh-based Footbridge for Families launches funding platform
Sept. 3, 2020
PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
TECHVIBE RADIO – Business as Usual: How do you invest in women+?
Aug. 28, 2020
PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES
Charitable funding startup wins UpPrize pitch competition
Mar. 6, 2020
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Tech site that provides money, help to families in crisis wins UpPrize competition
Mar. 5, 2020
NEXT PITTSBURGH
5 finalists announced in the UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge
Jan. 31, 2020
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The Impact of UpPrize Cash Awards for Pittsburgh Startups & Non-Profits
Recently, three tech startups won a combined $300,000 from this year’s UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge, a competition that provides funding to a variety of Pittsburgh innovators.
Kim Eckel, our founder, won the UpPrize for Footbridge for Families in 2020. Read more about what this means for Pittsburgh startups and other nonprofits.
