SuitUp with Tala

1. SuitUp with Tala
11.08.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

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served
volunteers
engaged
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About Tala
Tala is a global technology
company building the
world's most accessible
financial
services. More than 6 million
people have used Tala to
start and expand small
businesses,
manage day-to-day needs,
and pursue their financial
goals with confidence.
About City Knoll Middle
School
City Knoll Middle School
students to learn from one
another in a warm
compassionate environment
while building relationships. By
bridging social and emotional
needs with academic needs
they collaborate to discover and
share new ideas that deepen
their knowledge and develop
meaningful connections to the
outside world. By engaging in a
class culture that fosters
creativity and integrates
technological skills, students
become leaders who are
comfortable with sharing their
learning with others.

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Volunteers Students
36% Female 46%
50% Male 38%
14% Non Binary 7%
0% Prefer Not Say 7%
7% African American 23%
0% Hispanic/Latinx 31%
57% Caucasian 8%
0%
Middle Eastern/
North African
8%
21%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 0%
7% Multi-Racial 0%
7% Other 8%
Meet the Participants

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Tala and students from City Knoll Middle School participated
in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new feature for Tala that promotes
and educates students on financial literacy. Volunteers coached students in various
departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3:
Karma
Team 1:
Money in the
Bank
Team 2:
New Feature:
Connect
Customers to
Charities
Team 3:
Karma
Team 4:
ALAT
SuitUp to the Challenge

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

6. Competitions Make a Difference…
BEFORE SUITUP...
69%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
69%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
93%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
93%
of volunteers felt they
knew how to encourage
more young people to
follow a specific career
path and industry
100%
of students NOW see
themselves having a
career using the skills
they learned at
SuitUp
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 join their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Tala Impact
SuitUp asked students if Tala’s SuitUp competition made
an impact on what they want to study when they go to
college. 100% of students said the volunteers helped them
come to this conclusion.
What fields/career paths are our students interested in
after working with the Tala team?
Marketing 0%
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 25%
Graphic/Web/Digital 25%
STEM 25%
Media/Public Relations 0%
Other 25%

8. Same time next
week?
100% of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100% of students liked their SuitUp competition and coaches
100% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we overheard…
“At first, I was interested in this competition for the money, I'm going to be
honest. But once I started with the design and had fun with the coaches, it
was more about having fun. – City Knoll Student
Great contributions you two. I like the way you’re thinking. – Tala Coach
You all can do anything you put your mind to! – Tala Judge
We have people that speak all types of languages. We can make it a global
company! – City Knoll Student

10. Get Involved
This board meets 4x a year
and helps SuitUp
implement its strategic
plan to scale and serve
more students.
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER AT
FUTURE
EVENTS
Sign up for as many chapters
as you’d like to keep an eye
out for open volunteer
competitions!
MAKE AN INTRO
TO ANOTHER
COMPANY
SuitUp is always seeking new
corporate partners to host
and sponsor SuitUp
competitions. 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.
GIVE A
GIFT
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…

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