Gallup partnered with H.D. Woodson High School through SuitUp to host a business competition for students. Volunteers from Gallup coached teams of students who created innovations for more engaging workplaces. The winning team proposed a Well-being Space. Surveys found the competition helped students feel more confident and interested in careers like business and marketing. Volunteers and students both enjoyed the partnership and want to participate again.

1. SuitUp with Gallup
10.04.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About Gallup
Headquartered in Washington D.C.,
Gallup is a global analytics and
advice firm that helps leaders and
organizations solve their most
pressing problems. They operate
more than 20 regional City Centers
and collect data in over 160
countries to achieve their mission to
create extraordinary impact through
analytics and advice. When you
partner with Gallup, you partner with
a team that brings the energy of a
great job and great life to their work
with you. As one of the most
engaged organizations in the world,
they focus on talent, mission-driven
work, world-class managers and
strengths-based development.
About H.D. Woodson High School
Serving 9th - 12th grade students in
Washington D.C., Woodson HS
prepares scholars to be competitive
in their post-secondary pursuits
while providing a learning
environment where scholars feel
loved, challenged, and prepared.
Their vision is to be a premiere and
trusted institution of secondary
learning that promotes access and
opportunity for scholars to not only
be successful in the world, but to be
change agents and architects of the
world they live in.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
71% Female 66%
24% Male 34%
5% Prefer Not Say N/A
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
18% African American 76%
12%
Asian / Pacific Islander
N/A
N/A Black 14%
47% Caucasian N/A
18% Hispanic/Latinx 3%
% Multi-Racial 7%
5% Prefer Not Say N/A

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Gallup and students from H.D. Woodson High School
participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they were tasked with creating a
new, innovative feature for a Gallup client that creates a more engaging and inclusive
workplace environment. Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping
them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 1: The Well-being Space
Team 1:
The Well-being Space
Team 3:
Well-being Center
Team 2:
Team in a Box
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
Gallup Golden Hour

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

6. Competitions Make a Difference…
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 explore their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Gallup’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Gallup’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 93% of students said that
engaging with the volunteers influenced their career choice and
now they can see themselves using skills such as communication,
teamwork and public speaking.
Students are now interested in exploring the following fields:
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 59%
Education 7%
Graphic/Web Design 3%
Fashion Design 10%
Financial Services 28%
Marketing 52%
Media/Public Relations 21%
STEM 7%
Other 17%

8. Same time
next week?
94% of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100% of students enjoyed interacting with their SuitUp coaches
100% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“My favorite part was us being able to pitch our own ideas of what
products can be most useful at Gallup. - SuitUp Student
I'm so proud of my team! They worked so well together and did
such a great job combining all of their ideas into one great idea. -
Gallup Volunteer
This was overall a great experience and very educational. Thank
you and I hope to do this again!! - SuitUp Student
I loved engaging with each student and getting to know them better
- Gallup Volunteer

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
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AT FUTURE
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helps SuitUp implement its
strategic plan to scale and serve
more students.
Follow us on social media
and stay engaged in order to
sign up for other volunteer
opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions and events.
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.

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