1. SuitUp with Salesforce NY
05.04.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…
2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the world’s
#1 CRM platform. They
support 50,000 customers in
every industry imaginable,
banking, government, health
care, retail, education and
nonprofits in running their
businesses more effectively.
Their core values are Trust,
Customer Success,
Innovation and Equality.
About IS 392 &
Chinatown YMCA
Based in Brooklyn, IS 392 is
dedicated to a student-
centered program that
promotes academic
excellence through an
enriched, rigorous inter-
disciplinary curriculum. Their
vision is to equip students
with the tools for success
both educationally and
emotionally.
Chinatown YMCA serves
students ages 5 – 17
throughout in lower
Manhattan. Their day and
summer programs include
academic enrichment, fitness
and well-being activities.
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Meet the Participants
Volunteers and students who
participated identified as Male, Female,
Non-Binary, African American, Hispanic
/ Latinx, Caucasian, and Asian / Pacific
Islander. Volunteers held mid level
leadership roles and the students were
in grades 6th – 9th.
4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Salesforce NY and students from IS 392 and Chinatown
YMCA participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they were tasked with
creating a new and innovative feature for Zoom that enhances remote learning.
Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges
for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 1:
TimeStamps
Team 1:
TimeStamps
Team 2:
Virtual Locker
Team 3:
Zearch Bar
Team 4:
Zoom Premium
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...
73%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
82%
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
94%
of students NOW see
themselves having a
career using the
skills they learned at
SuitUp
97%
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. Salesforce NY Impact
SuitUp asked students if Salesforce NY’s SuitUp
competition made an impact on what they want to
study when they go to college. 88% of students said the
volunteers helped them come to this conclusion.
What fields/career paths are our students interested in
after working with the Salesforce NY team?
Marketing 12%
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 32%
Graphic/Web/Digital 37%
STEM 17%
Media/Public Relations 12%
Other 29%
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 already knew I wanted to go into Business but this experience
helped me believe I could. - SuitUp Student
My favorite part was coming up with ideas for marketing. - SuitUp Student
I was so impressed by everything the students accomplished this
week. Their level of professionalism and maturity really says a lot
about the future CEOs they will become. – Salesforce NY Volunteer
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…