Impact Report Adobe

1. SuitUp with Adobe
06.07.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
12
12
About Adobe
Established in 1983, Adobe is
changing the world through
digital experiences and
empowering creativity in their
employees, customers and
communities to create positive
change. Over 23,000
employees worldwide lead
from their values which
include Genuine, Exceptional,
Innovative and Involved.
About the SuitUp Scholars
The Young Women’s
Leadership School of
Brooklyn exists to create a
community of confident and
compassionate young
women and to successfully
prepare them for college and
other post secondary
experiences.
Syracuse STEM @ Blodgett
is a dynamic middle school
that features rigorous STEM
programming, inquiry-based
teaching methods and
leadership development
programs.
New Design High School
has a unique focus on design
that gives students the
opportunity to explore
fashion, entrepreneurship,
art and academics.

3. Meet the Participants
Volunteers and students who participated
identified as Male, Female, African American,
Caucasian, Asian / Pacific Islander, and
Multi-racial. Volunteers held mid level
leadership roles and the students were
middle and high school aged.

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Adobe and students from TYWLS, New Design High and
Syracuse STEM participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a
teen-friendly marketing campaign that promotes tech for good. Volunteers coached
students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3:
#AdobeMentalHealth
Team 1:
Adobe Axis
Team 2:
The Wellness
Warriors
Team 3:
#AdobeMentalHealth
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...
92%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
75%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
100%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
100%
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. Adobe’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Adobe’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 Adobe team?
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 50%
STEM 38%
Other 12%

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…
“I'm excited we're creating a product that will help people! – SuitUp
student
I am having such a great time this week. I truly love working with the
students and they continue to impress me. This is amazing! – Adobe
volunteer
Adobe's mission is so inspiring. I loved working with my coaches! –
SuitUp 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. THANK YOU
www.volunteerSuitUp.org
Hope to see you again soon!