Commit.
Born from the success of Urban Leadership Foundation
- 1999 Texas Governor’s Award
- 1999 Southwest Airlines Freedom Fighter Award
- 2000 Man of Year (Under 40) Austin TX
- 100% Four-Year College Graduation Rate
Maximum Balance Foundation uses its “profits” for some or all of the following purposes:
- Maintain a financially self-sufficient program;
- Pay “living wages” to program participants;
- Pay performance bonuses to program participants;
- Provide enhanced services such as child day-care, transportation, meals, etc. for program participants;
- Pay “market rate” salaries to the best and the brightest managers/ teachers; and Invest in real estate solely for its own use.
Maximum Balance Foundation has the advantage of having a business model that is reproducible in any urban center. In order to achieve the highest level of quality and to make its use of fixed infrastructure most efficient, Maximum Balance Foundation intends to centralize administration while decentralizing implementations.
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Connect.
Maximum Balance Foundation is a social enterprise providing mentoring programs for middle and high school youth in the United States area between the ages of 14-17 years old.
The program forms partnerships with local school districts and the juvenile court systems, to recruit young people for volunteer and mentoring opportunities, and provide five key resources to each participant.
The resources are Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, Effective Education, and Opportunities to Help Others (must complete at least 130 volunteer hours per year)
This path has been awarded both local and national recognition since 1996, and has become a recognized source of 65% high school graduation, 80% college enrollment, and 100% college graduation rates from students who complete our four-year program.
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Concern.
Why we think it’s just common sense.
Morale of employees was up to three times higher at companies with a commitment to community service.
97% of companies surveyed say volunteer programs improve teamwork.
87% of employees feel a strong sense of loyalty to companies that support a cause. (Source: The 1999 Cone Roper Cause-Related Marketing Trends Report)
83% of consumers say they have a more favorable opinion of companies that support good causes. (Source: Cone Roper)
65% say they would likely switch to a retail store associated with a good cause.
Our Core Business
We believe that consumers tell you exactly what they need – if you’ll just take the time to ask or listen. The Internet is the world’s greatest market research platform; so we immerse ourselves in the billions of signals of consumer demand that it provides each day.
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