Forté Foundation Quarterly Webex MAY 22, 2008

Welcome New Companies & Schools QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION February Board Meeting Schools University of Illinois SMU Mills College Companies American Express Intel Williams QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION February Board Meeting Highlights –Continue focus on pipeline development; building out Virtual Campus and other online offerings –Leverage Forté’s strong relationship with schools to connect companies with women post-MBA –Clear focus on metrics and outcomes –Alternate corporate sponsorship structure proposed –Increase in school dues from $10K-$12.5K –Intern Symposium removed from calendar –New Career Lab structure proposed QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION May Board Meeting Highlights –$5K and $15K corporate packages will be offered only as introductory, one-year packages. –Provide sponsorship with more “sound bites” and data in support of the Forté value proposition. –Updating of Forté materials; streamlining of key messages to include YTD progress, comparison of investment to other non-profit partnerships –No school growth –Consider hosting corporate prospect cocktail reception/presentation at NBMBAA in D.C. QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Upcoming Events QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Schedule 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Annual Conference, 2008 DATEEVENTAUDIENCE Wednesday, 6/25- Friday, 6/27 Financial Services FAST Track Conference Incoming MBAs from Forté Schools Thursday, 6/26 (9 am-5 pm) Annual Sponsor MeetingAll Forté Sponsors Thursday, 6/26 (5-9 pm) Fellows Reception & Small Group Dinners Forté Fellows, Friday, 6/27 (11:30-1:00) Dialogue with LeadershipSponsors and employees, MBAs Friday & Saturday, 6/27-6/28 MBA Conference (Dialogue, Career Fair, Sessions) All women MBAs, Forté Schools Friday, 6/27 (2:00-5:00) MBA Career Fair & Industry Panels All women MBAs, Forté Schools

Attendance Goals & Registration Update 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Annual Conference, 2008 DATEAttendance GoalRegistrants to Date Financial Services FAST Track Conference Annual Sponsor Meeting 8042 Dialogue with Leadership MBA Career Fair MBA Conference Companies at Career Fair 2512

Program Schedule 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Financial Services FAST Track Over 100 speakers! Wednesday, June 25: 9:30 am – 8:00 pm Upcoming Deadlines Speaker names and titles due May 29 QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 Thursday, June 26: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Friday, June 27: 9:00 am – 11:30 am Presentation decks due May 30 Speaker bios due June 6 Corporate Sponsors Questions Citi, Lehman Brothers, MetLife, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia or

A Quick Poll QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION New Sponsor Breakfast Agenda Aspen institute Research on MBA Attitudes Schools Interview Companies Companies Interview Schools How to Leverage the Forté Brand inside your school or company 2008 Sponsor Meeting QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 HOTEL DEADLINE: TUES, MAY 27th

Program Highlights: Friday, June FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION MBA Women’s Conference 2008 Workshops: Quant Skills, Case Method & Soft Skills Dialogue with Leadership Sharon Allen – Chairman, Deloitte Lisa Weber – President, Individual Business, MetLife Pattie Sellers – Editor-at-Large, Fortune magazine Program Highlights: Saturday, June 28 Work/Life Dialogue Luncheon Sue Shellenbarger – Wall Street Journal Lisa Belkin – New York Times Ellen Glazerman – Ernst & Young Concurrent Sessions Career Fair & Industry Introductions QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

MBA Recruiting Highlights: Utilize the following opportunities to enhance your MBA recruiting efforts>> 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION MBA Women’s Conference Forte Fellows in advance of Conference (use list serv) Review Career Fair Resume Book in advance of event Participate in industry networking tables for MBA’s at Dialogue Luncheon Attend the Career Fair—have at least 3 people at your table Provide speakers from your company for Friday and Saturday sessions Participate in industry networking tables for MBA’s at Saturday breakfast QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 Follow-up with MBA’s after the Conference…continue the dialogue!

Technology Highlights: to utilize content post-conference; engage participants; and secure user-generated content to promote future events 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION MBA Women’s Conference 2008 Pre and Post-Conference Webinars Dialogue and Work/Life Podcasts Zoomerang Surveys During Breakfast Discussions Twitter - Post real-time feedback and up-to-the minute news during Conference Utterz.com - Post Video Blogs on Forte Facebook Page Video Cam Booth – Participant Testimonials QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Forté Fellows QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 Submit 2010 Fellows asap MBA Conference & FAST Track registrations Entry, Intern & Exit Surveys GWIB Conference Webinar recording

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Forte Forums 2008 September 8Chicago September 9Boston September 10DC September 15LA September 16San Francisco September 17Houston September 18Atlanta September 23-24New York October 7London (TENTATIVE) QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Forte Forums 2008 QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 Timeline Requesting Alumnae Nominations Diversity Forte company employees & entrepreneurs Women with families Fellow alumnae Moderators Admissions panels School data for marketing Arrion Rathsack returning to manage this process

Career Lab Online Toolkit QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Features 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Career Lab Online Toolkit Logistics Instructions and Timelines Marketing Tools: webpage, customizable flyers and posters, invitations, intern marketing plans Launch Process Webpage posted by Friday, May 23 Orientation Webinars - Thurs., May 29, 11am & Wed. June 4, 2pm EDT Content Development Templates Sample Budget Q&A at June Sponsor Meeting QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Marketing Update QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Forte Website Statistics: April ‘08 Current Website Registrations: 29,800 –+11% vs. prior month –+63% vs. YAG (+12,000 s) Web Traffic –24,000 visits (+120% vs. YAG) Key Drivers –Google Ad Words Campaign –Power Tools –Event Registration –WSJ Virtual Career Fair –Online Engagement QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION ‘07-’08 Constituent Engagement* 10,700 Podcasts Downloaded 1,800 MBA Video Blogs Viewed 6,100 Event Registrants (ex. FSFT/MBA Conf) –2700+ Attendees 1,800 webinar registrants 2,000+ Power Tools resumes 9,800 new Forte members (website registrants) *June 07 – May 08 QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Next Quarterly Webex QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 Thursday, September 4 th 12pm eastern/11am central/9am pacific Board Elections Close tomorrow! Primary Reps—PLEASE VOTE

Quarterly Sponsor Meeting QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008 Questions?