Impact Report_SHI KansasCity_04062023.pdf

1. SuitUp with SHI Kansas City
04.06.2023
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. volunteers
engaged
X
About North Kansas City High
School
NKCHS is establishing a
supportive learning community,
which fosters creativity and
curiosity and promotes critical
thinking. NKCHS creates a
challenging learning environment
which encourages effective
communication and compassion
and that develops positive
contributors to the global
community.
About Staley High School
Staley High School is a
community where individual
and collective gifts are
celebrated to foster personal
and academic excellence. The
school commits to creating and
sustaining an inclusive
environment of learning that
challenges and inspires
everyone to SOAR. Its core
values are Service, Ownership,
Achievement, and Respect.
students &
volunteers
engaged
22
About SHI
SHI, Software House
International, is a global
technology partner that works to
connect people, products, and
technology to help create better
business outcomes. The
company services more than
15,000 corporate, enterprise,
government and academic
organizations, supporting their
transformation, collaboration,
security and optimization needs.
About Winnetonka High
School
Winnetonka High School’s
mission is to educate
responsively, embrace fully, and
prepare holistically so students
can fulfill their unique purpose as
they navigate and change the
world. Its vision is to create a
community where students
explore their possibilities, where
relationships are a priority, and
where students are celebrated
for their unique purpose.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
40% Female 58%
60% Male 37%
N/A Prefer Not Say 5%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
N/A African American 11%
N/A
Asian / Pacific
Islander 21%
N/A Black 5%
100% Caucasian/White 32%
N/A Hispanic/Latinx 16%
N/A Multi-Racial 16%

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Winning Team:
Ruby
SuitUp to the Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from SHI Kansas City and students from North Kansas City
High School, Staley High School, and Winnetonka High School participated in a SuitUp
business competition in which they created a new product or service for SHI that supports
remote learning. Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them
pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Team 1:
Ruby
Team 2:
Limitless Learning
Team 3:
Brainify

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. SHI Kansas City’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if SHI’s SuitUp competition made an impact on their
future career choice. 95% 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 74%
Education 37%
Fashion Design 5%
Financial Services 32%
Graphic/Web Design 16%
Healthcare 16%
Marketing 32%
Media/Public Relations 26%
STEM 16%
Other 32%

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…
““I want to do this competition all the time.” – SuitUp Student
“My favorite part of the event was being able to meet people and
coaches who helped us come up with a solution.” – SuitUp Student
“I liked helping the students build confidence. Brainstorming and
collaboration was a lot of fun.”– SHI Kansas City Volunteer
“I enjoyed seeing the students own and evolve their ideas.” – SHI
Kansas City Volunteer

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.

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