2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
16
12
About Plaid
Plaid is a financial services
company based in San
Francisco, California. The
company builds a data
transfer network that powers
fintech and digital finance
products which enables
applications to connect with
users’ bank accounts. The
mission of the company is to
unlock financial freedom for
everyone.
About the Students
Boys & Girls Club Kern
County, located in
Bakersfield, CA encourages
students toward leadership
and community service
within one's own community.
Teens conduct activities in
four areas: academic
success, career exploration,
community service, and teen
outreach.
Summer Youth Employment
Program (SYEP) provides
students in Washington
Heights, NY with a six-week
career learning experience
where they get hands on
opportunities to develop
professional skills and
competencies.
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Volunteers Students
38% Female 50%
62% Male 50%
0% Non Binary 0%
0% Prefer Not Say 0%
25% African American 21%
13% Hispanic/Latinx 57%
0% Caucasian 13%
0%
Middle Eastern/
North African
0%
38%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 0%
12% Multi-Racial 8%
12% Prefer Not Say 0%
Meet the Participants
4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Plaid and students from Boys & Girls Club Kern County
and SYEP Washington Heights participated in a SuitUp business competition in which
they created a new and innovative financial literacy app for teens. Volunteers coached
students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 2:
Suit Up to Save Up
Team 1:
5-3-2
Investments
Team 2:
Suit Up to
Save Up
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...
86%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
50%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
63%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
63%
of volunteers felt they
knew how to
encourage more
young people to follow
a specific career path
and industry
71%
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. Plaid’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Plaid’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 Plaid team?
Marketing 15%
Business Administration /
Entrepreneurship
15%
STEM 23%
Media/Public Relations 9%
Other 38%
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…
“Thank you for helping understand how to create a new app. I loved
the opportunity to be an entrepreneur this week. – SuitUp Student
The students taught me the 50/30/20 rule for budgeting! I was so
excited to learn something about financial literacy from the CEOs. –
Plaid Volunteer
My coaches taught me the importance of investing starting at a
young age. – 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…
