2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
25
15
About Moody’s
Moody's Corporation is an
American financial
services company that
acts as the holding
company for Moody's
Investors Service and
Moody's Analytics.
Moody's Investors Service
provides investors with
credit ratings, risk
analysis, and research for
stocks, bonds, and
government entities.
About South Bronx Early
College Academy
The South Bronx Early
College Academy (SBECA)
Charter School provides a
rigorous and comprehensive
liberal arts education to
students in the South Bronx
through a challenging, New
York State Common Core
standards-aligned curriculum.
SBECA believes that every
scholar deserves a safe
supportive environment in
which to learn, grow, and
prosper.
3. Volunteers Gender Students
45% Female 33%
55% Male 54%
0% Non Binary 8%
0%
Not Listed / Another
Gender Identity
4%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
0% African American 8%
55%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 4%
0% Black 8%
45% Caucasian 0%
0% Hispanic/Latinx 50%
0% Multi-Racial 29%
4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Moody’s and students from South Bronx Early College
Academy participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they were tasked with
creating a new product or service for Nike for the target market of their choosing. Volunteers
coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Nike Cleaning Kit
Team 1:
Hover Shoe
Team 3:
Nike Hover Watch
Team 2:
Keep it Clean
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
Nike Cleaning Kit
5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering
6. Competitions Make a Difference…
95%
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. Moody’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Moody’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 92% 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 21%
Education 25%
Graphic/Web Design 25%
Fashion Design 21%
Financial Services 8%
Marketing 17%
Media/Public Relations 17%
STEM 13%
Other 13%
8. Same time
next week?
100% 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…
““I enjoyed watching the students present their ideas they worked
hard on and were passionate about.” – Moody’s Volunteer
“My favorite part was the teamwork and hands-on learning!” –
SuitUp Student
“I liked coaching the CEOs by asking them questions, listening to
their cool ideas, and seeing their enthusiasm!” – Moody’s Volunteer
10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
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We work across the US
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As a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
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