We Flip the Volunteer Model… Making It Easy

Easy to Organize, Easier to Volunteer, Easiest to Make an Impact

Instead of you having to find an organization, coordinate the logistics, then beg your volunteers to show up—we do all the heavy lifting. After listening to you, we'll build an event that is 100% suitable to your needs. All you have to do is show up and have a good time!

Sign up

Tell us what type of event you're looking for.
Fill out our online form and let us know which dates work for you, how many volunteers you think you'll have, and any other specific requests. We pride ourselves on accommodating any needs you have. Check out our program offerings here.

We’ll coordinate

We'll handle the logistics and planning for you.
Our events can be anywhere from 90 minutes to 4 hours in length, in-person (school/office) or virtual. We’ll organize an event — whether it be our standard Business Competition, College & Career Panel, Mock-Interview Simulation, Networking Mixer, or CEO Assembly, that fits your teams’ needs.

Show up

Your team simply shows up, in person or online.
No pre-work. Ever. Unless you’re an overachiever and into that sort of thing. We got you either way. With our guidance, your employees will help mentor a group of middle or high school students get career-ready.

Make an impact

Help us make education more exciting.
98% of SuitUp volunteers feel they made a positive impact on the students' lives, and your employees will be part of a larger movement to give students exciting, real-world curriculum.

Still Have Questions? We Got You!

HOW DOES SUITUP WORK?

We will organize a Business Competition, Mock-Interview Simulation, College & Career Panel, CEO Assembly, Networking Mixer, or Think Tank. Our traditional business competition divides students into 3-5 teams where they compete to create a new business product/solution with the support of corporate mentors. At the end of the event, teams will pitch their new ideas to business experts and the winning team receives a cash prize.

HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS DO WE NEED?

We've run events for as few as 5 volunteers, and as many as 300. Unlike many volunteer events which are dependent on the number of people, SuitUp is flexible. All we need from you is a volunteer turnout range - give us your worst and best case volunteer numbers and we'll find a group of students that can work anywhere in that range!  For example, if you think you'll have a 10-30 person turnout, we'll shoot for 25-40 students, which is a great ratio regardless!

WHEN CAN WE DO A SUITUP EVENT?

Whenever convenient for you! SuitUp operates 12 months out of the year. Our programs are held Monday-Friday. In-person programming is typically held from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (4 hours) and virtual programming at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, or 4:00 pm (2.5 hours) in the time zone relevant to the event location. However, we can be flexible! For all competitions, we book out 6-8 weeks in advance.

WHERE DO THE EVENTS TAKE PLACE?

SuitUp events can be held virtually, at any of our school locations, or in your office if you like!  If in a school, we'll find a location easy for your employees to find. If at your office, we'll help you understand the space needed.

HOW DO YOU FIND THE STUDENTS/SCHOOLS?

We partner with leading education organizations and Title I schools across the country that will most benefit from SuitUp’s programming. Our students are typically late-middle or early-high school students, have a commitment to our mission, and strong in-school leadership to teach SuitUp programming.

DO WE NEED TO DO ANY PREP WORK?

Hardly any! SuitUp is a full-service provider and does all the heavy lifting. With an onboarding process that rivals any for-profit company, SuitUp sets your team up with email templates, virtual registration, onboarding calls, and more. All we need our primary contact to do is encourage the team to show up. If you're hosting in your office, we'll need some help getting into security and booking a room or two, but that's it!

OKAY BUT SERIOUSLY, NO PREP? HOW DOES THAT WORK? 

For most of our events, each volunteer receives a Coach Handbook (we'll email this out in case you have overachievers who want to prep). This handbook will guide volunteers on how to coach their team through the day and includes scripts and tips from SuitUp pros to make sure they have a fun and impactful experience. We also offer companies the opportunity to do a 30-minute “prep” session with our staff if that’s of interest. For other events, the prep is so straightforward, you don't even need materials!

IS THERE A DONATION ASK ASSOCIATED?

For each in-person or virtual event, SuitUp requests a donation ask dependent upon event size and type to our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to cover our students and general operating support expenses. These include:

• Dedicated SuitUp Program Manager to onboard you throughout the entire competition planning process

• 2-4 Program Facilitators to lead your company through the competition

• School sourcing and matching

• Coach and Student Handbook creation and printing/publishing

• Virtual Workspace for the competition (we use Bevy, Zoom, and Miro)

• Competition materials - markers, poster board, virtual materials, etc.

• Pizza lunch for all volunteers and students (in-person)

• Prize money for the winning student team

• On-site management of your event

• Logistics management so there's minimal pre-work for you and your team

• Customized impact survey data following the event

CAN WE CUSTOMIZE SUITUP AROUND OUR BRAND?

Yes!  This is a more comprehensive process, so we'll need some help to understand your brand from your end, but it's an even more rewarding experience!  For custom competitions, please email our Interim Chief Executive Officer, Kelsey English Smith, who can help build the most effective program.

ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW?

Check out our Terms & Conditions linked here for more information regarding our partnership terms.