1. SuitUp with PwC Philadelphia
12.08.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…
2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
28
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About PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC) is an international
professional services
group of firms and is
considered one of the Big
Four accounting firms.
PwC is made up of a
passionate community of
solvers working together to
live our PwC's purpose: To
build trust in society and
solve important problems.
We do this by working with
clients and within the
community.
About Kingsway
Regional High School
Kingsway Regional
High School believes in
developing and
maintaining a
comprehensive education
program that will foster
the academic, social, and
personal growth of all
students. They provide a
secure, supportive
environment,
supplemented with high
quality resources to
challenge and empower
each individual to pursue
their potential, to develop
a passion for learning in a
diverse and challenging
world, to encourage
active citizenship, and to
reach a high standard of
achievement at all grade
levels.
3. Volunteers Gender Students
64% Female 39%
27% Male 57%
N/A Non Binary 4%
9% Prefer Not Say N/A
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
18% African American 7%
18%
Asian / Pacific
Islander N/A
N/A Black 4%
27% Caucasian 68%
27% Hispanic/Latinx N/A
N/A Multi-Racial 4%
N/A
Not Listed / Another
Identity 4%
10% Prefer Not Say 13%
4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from SuitUp and students from Kingsway Regional High
School participated in a SuitUp business competition with PwC Philadelphia in which
they created a new and innovative strategy to get PwC employees to register for
more volunteer opportunities. Volunteers coached students in various departments
before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team: Team 2
PwC Pay it Forward
Team 1:
Compete and
Defeat
Team 3:
PwCommunity
Team 2:
PwC Pay it Forward
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
ChipIn!
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WINNING TEAM
PHOTO
5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering
6. Competitions Make a Difference…
96%
of students feel more confident in school
and preparing for a career after working
with SuitUp and their coaches
100%
of volunteers believe their company
made a positive impact through SuitUp
100%
of volunteers see SuitUp as a way to
encourage more students to explore their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...
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SCREENSHOTS
7. PwC’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if PwC’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 86% of students said that
engaging with the volunteers influenced their career choice and
now they can see themselves using skills such as communication,
teamwork and public speaking.
Students are now interested in exploring the following fields:
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 68%
Education 14%
Graphic/Web Design 14%
Fashion Design 14%
Financial Services 32%
Marketing 61%
Media/Public Relations 7%
STEM 7%
Other 21%
8. Same time
next week?
100%of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100%of students enjoyed interacting with their SuitUp coaches
100%of students would like to participate in SuitUp again
9. During the competition, we
overheard…
““It was such a great experience and I would recommend anyone if
they got the chance to do one of these.” - SuitUp Student
“I enjoyed working directly with the students and sharing guidance
on careers and opportunities.” - PwC Volunteer
“I saw lots of growth and I see a lot of potential CEOs!” - PwC
volunteer
“It’s not about the time it’s about the heart.” - SuitUp Students
10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER
AT FUTURE
EVENTS
MAKE AN
INTRO TO
ANOTHER
COMPANY
GIVE
A
GIFT
This board meets 4x a year and
helps SuitUp implement its
strategic plan to scale and serve
more students.
Follow us on social media
and stay engaged in order to
sign up for other volunteer
opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions and events.
We work across the US
and even the UK.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
SuitUp is always seeking
financial or in-kind support to
continue our work in
communities that need it most.
All gifts are tax deductible.