Impact Report_Fetch Chicago_04202023.pdf

1. SuitUp with Fetch Chicago
04.20.2023
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
23
15
About Fetch Chicago
Founded in Madison, Wis.,
Fetch is on a mission to
help people have fun and
save money. The No. 1
rewards app on the
market, Fetch has more
than 17 million monthly
active users who have
collectively submitted
more than 2 billion receipts
and earned more than
$450 million in rewards
points.
About Chicago
Vocational Career
Academy
Chicago Vocational
Career academy is a
public 4–year vocational
high school located in
Chicago, Illinois.
The dynamic partnerships
at CVCA allow students to
work with leading
professionals and acquire
industry certificates, while
completing a rigorous
high school program.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
67% Female 42%
25% Male 53%
8% Prefer Not Say 5%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
8% African American 63%
17%
Asian / Pacific
Islander N/A
N/A Black 32%
50% Caucasian/White N/A
8% Hispanic/Latinx N/A
8% Multi-Racial 5%
9% Prefer Not Say N/A

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Fetch Chicago and students from Chicago Vocational
Career Academy participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they were asked to
create a new and innovative strategy to drive more Gen Z customer traffic to the Fetch
app daily. Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to
judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Fetch x CTA
Team 1:
Go Fetch
Team 3:
Fetch x CTA
Team 2:
Einstein
SuitUp to the Challenge
Team 4:
Fetch Fashion

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. Fetch Chicago Impact
SuitUp asked students if Fetch Chicago’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 37%
Education 11%
Fashion Design 16%
Financial Services 21%
Graphic/Web Design 21%
Healthcare 5%
Marketing 63%
Media/Public Relations 21%
STEM 32%
Other 26%

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 listening to the students and talking about what excites
them” - Fetch Chicago Volunteer
“My favorite part of the event was working in a group and coming
up with ideas for our presentation.” - SuitUp Student
“My favorite part of the event was pitching the idea to the judges.”
- SuitUp Student

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER
AT FUTURE
EVENTS
MAKE AN
INTRO TO
ANOTHER
COMPANY
GIVE
A
GIFT
This board meets 4x a year and
helps SuitUp implement its
strategic plan to scale and serve
more students.
Follow us on social media
and stay engaged in order to
sign up for other volunteer
opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions and events.
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.

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