Impact Report_SouthernGasAssociation

1. SuitUp with Southern Gas Association
10.81.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students &
volunteers
engaged
29
Southern Gas Association
Southern Gas Association
advances the natural gas
industry and individuals by
linking people, ideas, and
information. Furthermore,
they invest in the future of
natural gas by investing in
their members and
providing opportunities to
learn, exchange ideas and
share solutions.
About North Dallas High
School
North Dallas High
School is a culture-rich
community powered by
creative confidence to
explore and design
authentic solutions to
life’s challenges. Their
design thinking approach
inspires students, faculty,
administrators, and staff
to explore learning by
understanding
themselves and others
and discovering their own
ideas to impact a
changing world.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
50% Female 77%
50% Male 23%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
N/A African American 54%
12%
Asian / Pacific
Islander N/A
N/A Black 8%
88% Caucasian %
N/A Hispanic/Latinx 38%

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from SuitUp and students from North Dallas High School
participated in a SuitUp business competition with Southern Gas Association in
which they developed a new marketing strategy for SGA that increases awareness
about energy sustainability in their local community. Volunteers coached students in
various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team: Team 3
Energy Finder App
Team 1:
Let the compass be
your guide
Team 3:
Energy Finder App
Team 2:
Experience the Life
Without... VR System
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
Green Go Team

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

6. 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...

7. SGA Impact
SuitUp asked students if Southern Gas Association’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 54%
Education 15%
Graphic/Web Design 23%
Fashion Design 15%
Financial Services 15%
Marketing 38%
Media/Public Relations 15%
STEM 15%
Other 30%

8. Same time
next week?
100%of students would like to participate in SuitUp again
100%of students enjoyed interacting with their SuitUp coaches
100%of volunteers believe volunteering is an important value at their
company

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“”Once the CEOs came out of their shells… the ideas just started
flowing! Man… imagine what we could have done with more time!”
- Southern Gas Association Volunteer
“I got here today because I realized there’s a lot of things that use
Natural gas... but what if everybody had access to know?” - SuitUp
Student
“This was great! It was so great to see these young CEOs and all
their ideas!” - Southern Gas Association Volunteer
“Shout out to my coaches because I had a lot of brain farts today,
but they helped me through it.” - SuitUp Student

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
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AT FUTURE
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opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
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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.
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11. THANK YOU
www.volunteerSuitUp.org
Hope to see you again soon!