THE HALLORAN FOUNDATION

Developing a localized entrepreneurial ecosystem in bradford, pa. The halloran foundation has coordinated with local, statewide and national partners including the university of pittsburgh, the bradford area alliance, ben franklin technology partners and the watson institute to develop educational, participatory and investment opportunities for the residents of mckean county, pa. The halloran foundation has supported the development of an annual entrepreneurial weekend training and a credit-bearing, semester-long entrepreneurial program for university of pittsburgh students. The halloran foundation has coordinated with ben franklin technology partners and the bradford area alliance to launch the bright bradford fund, held at ben franklin technology partners that specializes in investing in bradford-based technology-focused businesses. The foundation has worked with bradford area alliance in their planning and implementation of a development strategy for a bradford "catalyst" incubator.

Developing impact investing opportunities for underrepresented communities in philadelphia. The halloran foundation has supported fund managers and entrepreneurs from underinvested communities by facilitating opportunities for them to find investment and developing resources to support their early-stage ventures.

Supporting the development of a platform for the philadelphia area impact investing ecosystem. The halloran foundation supports the development of optimpact, an sas platform developed to support and grow regional communities involved in making social changes through investment in impact opportunities. The opportunities include impact-funds, projects, businesses, or the activities of minority entrepreneurs. Optimpact catalyzes the flow of capital to these opportunities to maximize their social and environmental impacts.