Santander Bank volunteers coached students from various schools in a business case challenge hosted by SuitUp, a non-profit organization. Students were split into teams to create a new product for Nike and pitch their ideas to judges. Team Nike SMT won the competition. A post-competition survey found that 100% of students now see themselves having a career in fields like business, marketing, and STEM thanks to skills learned from Santander volunteers. Both students and volunteers expressed interest in participating in future SuitUp competitions.

1. SuitUp with Santander Bank
03.09.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. Volunteers Engaged
46
About Santander Bank
Simple. We improve our processes every
day, simplifying tasks and removing
unnecessary steps for both customers
and staff.
Personal. We treat our customers in an
individual and personalized way, offering
them a range of products and services
from which they can choose those that
best suit their needs.
Fair. We treat our customers fairly and
equally; we are transparent and resolve
any complaints as quickly and diligently
as possible.
About Students:
Student participants hailed
from People’s Prep, Cambridge
Virtual, Farmington High,
BELAHS, Academy of Warren,
Hansberry College Prep and
Western High.
Our scholars live in Newark, NJ,
Anaheim, CA and other cities
across the nation.
Instances of Service
111
Volunteer Hours
148
Volunteers
Engaged
46
Instances of
Service
111
Student Hours
76

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Volunteers Students
20% Female 88%
26% Male 12%
0% Non Binary 0%
0% Prefer Not Say 0%
11% African American 44%
24% Hispanic/LatinX 12%
34% Caucasian 34%
16%
Middle Eastern/ North
African
4%
12%
Asian / Pacific Islander
Hispanic 6%
3% Multi-Racial 0%
0% Other 0%
Meet the Participants

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Santander Bank and students from across the nation
participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new and innovative
product for Nike. Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them
pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 4: Nike SMT
Team 1:
Nike Drive
Team 2:
Nike Wellness
Team 3:
Worthy
Women of
Work
Team 4:
Nike SMT
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...
72%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
77%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
85%
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
100%
of students NOW see
themselves having a
career using the skills
they learned at
SuitUp
89%
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. Santander Bank Impact
SuitUp asked students if Santander Bank’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 Santander Bank team?
Business Administration/Entrepreneurship 62%
Graphic/Web/Digital Design 14%
Marketing 38%
Media/Public Relations 33%
STEM 29%
Other 10%

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 learned how a team can work together with short period of time and
accomplish an amazing ideas. it is so amazing how everyone worked together!
I was impressed with the leadership skills that our students showed by stepping
up and each doing their part to make our idea successful…
I like how strangers can come together for one cause and put their all in to one
mutual project. I say strangers due to some of the students not knowing each
other and still working together like they’ve been friends for years.

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!