Santander Bank volunteers coached students from the Overtown Youth Center in Miami in a business case competition hosted by SuitUp. Students were split into teams and created new product or service ideas for Nike, which they then pitched to judges. Team 1 proposed "Nike Charms". 100% of students felt more confident and prepared for their careers after working with the volunteers. Both volunteers and students wanted to participate in another SuitUp competition in the future. The event exposed students to various career fields and influenced many of their future career choices.

1. SuitUp with Santander Miami
03.22.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. volunteers &
students
engaged
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About Santander Bank
Santander Bank has been
serving customers in the
Northeast of the United States
since 2013. It’s their mission to
help their customers prosper.
From teaching high schoolers
how to setup and use a
checking account to helping
customers buy their first home,
they are right by your side.
With over 2000+ ATMs and
their many branches across
the Northeast and Florida,
they remain focused on
educating the future,
improving their communities,
and protecting the
environment.
About Overtown Youth
Center
Located in Miami, FL,
Overtown Youth Center
is a youth development
program that provides
services to at-risk youth
aged from kindergarteners
to 25-year-olds, and their
families, who live in some
of the most underserved
neighborhoods in South
Florida. They provide
numerous resources and
opportunities to youth and
families that will allow for
educational success and
social emotional wellness
so that the whole
community can prosper.
The center fosters its
standards by their values:
integrity and respect.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
60% Female 80%
40% Male 20%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
0% African American 20%
10%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 0%
10% Black 20%
50% Caucasian 0%
10% Hispanic/Latinx 0%
10% Multi-Racial 60%
10% Prefer Not to Answer 0%

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Santander Bank and students from Overtown Youth
Center participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new
product or service for Nike. Volunteers coached students in various departments before
helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 1:
Nike Charms
Team 1:
Nike Charms
Team 2:
Just Chew It!
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…
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. Santander Miami Impact
SuitUp asked students if Santander Miami’s SuitUp competition
made an impact on their future career choice. 100% 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 60%
Graphic/Web Design 20%
Fashion Design 60%
Financial Services 20%
Marketing 60%
Media/Public Relations 20%
STEM 20%
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
100% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“
Thank you for walking us through what strategy means, I would like
to join that team now that I get it. – SuitUp Student
I enjoyed letting students get creative and think outside the box.
- Santander Miami Coach
I loved seeing all these students here today! I am really looking
forward to seeing the collaboration with everyone's own strengths.
– Santander Miami Coach

10. Get Involved
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year and helps SuitUp
implement its strategic
plan to scale and serve
more students.
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COMPANY
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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.
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A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…

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