SuitUp with Salesforce Chicago
11.01.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

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served
volunteers
engaged
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the world’s
#1 CRM platform. They
support 50,000 customers in
every industry from banking,
government, health care,
retail, education and nonprofits
in running their businesses
more effectively. Their core
values are Trust, Customer
Success, Innovation and
Equality.
About the Students
DRW College Prep
challenges and supports
students to become highly
educated people of integrity
who positively impact their
community. Their vision is
live their G.R.I.T. values of
Growth, Reflection, Integrity,
and Teamwork as they
prepare their scholars for
success in college and
beyond.
Dewey School of
Excellence is committed to
always operating in
excellence. They develop all
scholars into college bound
graduates, and model
citizens through rigorous,
engaging instruction, a
strong and diverse
enrichment program, and a
strong school, community,
and family partnership.

Volunteers Gender Students
65% Female 65%
35% Male 31%
N/A Prefer Not Say 4%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
18% African American 88%
6%
Asian / Pacific
Islander N/A
76% Caucasian N/A
N/A Hispanic/Latinx 4%
N/A Multi-Racial 4%
N/A Prefer Not Say 4%

4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Salesforce Chicago and students from DRW College
Prep and Dewey School of Excellence participated in a SuitUp business competition in
which they designed a new mode of transportation that makes travel to schools easier.
Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges
for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3 - Ford Transportation Express
Team 1:
Student Electronic
Transportation
Team 3:
Ford Transportation
Express
Team 2:
Ford Hybrid Mobile
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
Ford Student Trolley

From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering

Competitions Make a Difference…
100%
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...

Salesforce Impact
SuitUp asked students if Salesforce’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 100% 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 65%
Education 12%
Graphic/Web Design 23%
Fashion Design 19%
Financial Services 19%
Marketing 35%
Media/Public Relations 12%
STEM 8%
Other 12%

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

During the competition, we
overheard…
“This experience made me want to work here at Salesforce! - SuitUp
Student
It was amazing to watch the students find their voice today! -
Salesforce Coach
Take today as an opportunity to make a difference in the world. You
can be a CEO! - Salesforce Judge
Thank you to my coaches! Today I learned about KPIs. - SuitUp
Student
My favorite part was the students! They all participated and spoke
up and shared and collaborated. They were fantastic to work with. -
Salesforce Coach

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.

THANK YOU
www.volunteerSuitUp.org
Hope to see you again soon!