Salesforce Chi

1. SuitUp with Salesforce Chicago
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.
Hansberry College
Preparatory
Hansberry College Prep, named
after the famous playwright
Lorraine Hansberry , is the first
public charter in the state of
Illinois to be an IB world school.
Hansberry is a proud staple of
the Auburn Gresham
Community, committed to
driving equitable results for all
of our students while
prioritizing building authentic
relationships that honor and
affirm our students in order to
cultivate a space for them to
thrive. They place an academic
focus on preparing students to
inquire, seek knowledge, think
critically, communicate
effectively, remain principled
and open-minded, show care,
take risks, find balance and
constantly reflect on strengths
and weaknesses.

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Meet the Participants
Volunteers and students who
participated identified as Male, Female,
Non-binary, African American, Hispanic
/ Latinx, Caucasian, Asian / Pacific
Islander, Middle Eastern / North African,
and Multi-Racial. Volunteers held mid
level leadership roles and the students
were in grades 6th – 9th.

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Salesforce Chicago and students from Hansberry College
Prep 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 4:
Smarty System
Team 1:
The Thinkers
presents…
Data Server
Team 2:
Zoomer
Tuuner
Team 3:
PON
Team 4:
Smarty System
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...
100%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
90%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
96%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
87%
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
90%
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 Chicago Impact
SuitUp asked students if Salesforce Chicago’s SuitUp
competition made an impact on what they want to study
when they go to college. 90% 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 Chicago team?
Marketing 1%
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 40%
Graphic/Web/Digital 13%
STEM 20%
Other 33%

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…
“When I first came into this, I was thinking... how are we going to deliver? My
team can tell you, I was kind of, like, a crazy person... trying to keep the time.
But I gotta give it up to the students! They jumped in and it was incredible! And I
have to say, even after 15 years in the business... I don't think I could have
spoken so eloquently and got it done the way our students did!
- Salesforce Chicago volunteer
I'm a lot more confident in my voice so I want to thank you guys. - SuitUp student
I learned that our future is in GREAT hands!"– Salesforce Chicago 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…

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