This document summarizes a business case competition hosted by Tala and One World Middle School where students were divided into teams to create products using artificial intelligence. The winning team was called "Karma". Pre and post competition surveys showed that the experience helped students feel more confident in obtaining career skills and prepared for future careers. 100% of students were interested in fields like business, marketing, and STEM after working with Tala volunteers. Both students and volunteers expressed interest in participating in future competitions and saw the impact on encouraging careers in different industries. The document encourages further engagement through volunteering, partnerships, donations and expresses gratitude to participants.

1. SuitUp with Tala
11.08.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
27
19
About Tala
Tala is a global technology
company building the
world's most accessible
financial
services. More than 6
million people have used
Tala to start and expand
small businesses,
manage day-to-day needs,
and pursue their financial
goals with confidence.
About One World
Middle School
One World Middle School
(OWMS) is located in
Bronx, NY and creates
experiences in supporting
their students to achieve
and to become
Ambassadors of Change.
OWMS strives to prepare
their students for high
school, college, and the
world beyond.

3. `
Volunteers Students
14 Female 17
12 Male 14
1 Non Binary 1
2 Prefer Not Say 1
22% African American 57%
24% Hispanic/Latinx 21%
36% Caucasian 13%
1%
Middle Eastern/
North African 1%
10%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 3%
5% Multi-Racial 2%
2% Prefer Not Say 0%
Meet the Participants

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from [INSERT COMPANY] and students from [SCHOOL]
participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new and innovative
product that used artificial intelligence in a way that was positive toward humanity.
Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges
for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3:
Karma
Team 1:
Money in the
Bank
Team 2:
New Feature:
Connect
Customers to
Charities
Team 3:
Karma
Team 4:
ALAT
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...
69%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
69%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
93%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
93%
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
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 join their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Tala Impact
SuitUp asked students if Tala’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 Tala team?
Marketing 0%
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 25%
Graphic/Web/Digital 25%
STEM 25%
Media/Public Relations 0%
Other 25%

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…
“At first, I was interested in this competition for the money, I'm going to
be honest. But once I started with the design and had fun with the
coaches, it was more about having fun. – OWMS Student
Great contributions you two. I like the way you’re thinking. – Tala Coach
You all can do anything you put your mind to! – Tala Judge
We have people that speak all types of languages. We can make it a
global company! – OWMS 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!