Volunteers from Salesforce Boston participated in a business case competition with middle and high school students from various schools in the Northeast through the SuitUp program. The students were split into teams and tasked with creating an innovative feature for Zoom to enhance remote learning. After receiving coaching from the Salesforce volunteers, the student teams pitched their ideas to judges. Surveys conducted before and after the event found that both the students and volunteers benefited in increased confidence and skills. The majority of students expressed new interests in business, technology, and STEM fields after working with the Salesforce volunteers. Both groups expressed interest in participating in another SuitUp competition in the future.

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

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About the SuitUp Scholars
Students who participated
attended middle and high
schools in the Northeast
representing KIPP NYC, High
Tech High, Waverly High, The
Young Women’s Leadership
School and Academy of
Warren.
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.

3. 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 middle and high school aged.

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Salesforce Boston and students across the Northeast
participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created 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: Zoom Into
The Future
Team 1:
School Tools
Package
Team 2:
No More Wait
Team 3:
ZoomScript
Team 4:
Zoom Into the
Future
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...
79%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
79%
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
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
93%
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 Boston’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Salesforce Boston’s
SuitUp competition made an impact on what they
want to study when they go to college. 94% 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
Boston team?
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 7%
Graphic/Web/Digital 20%
STEM 33%
Other 40%

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
93% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“My favorite part was answering the questions from the coaches! –
SuitUp student
So. Many. Amazing features from all of the teams! – Salesforce Boston
volunteer
Thank you to all my coaches– they were a big help and they had great
energy! – 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!