1. 2008 Forté Sponsorship Meeting Quarterly Webex March 5, 2008

2. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Agenda Corporate Census School Census Corporate Best Practices Summit—May 2008 Annual Conference—June 2008 Marketing update Power Tools Update Local Chapters Undergraduate Outreach Annual Dues Event Calendar review 2008 Forums Fellows update

3. Sponsor Census

4. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION 2007 Corporate Census Highlights  Growing the pipeline and recruiting MBA’s are top priority (consistent for ’06 & ’07)  86% are satisfied or very satisfied with their sponsorship  Top MBA pipeline schools: Wharton, Chicago, NYU, Columbia, HBS >Top hiring qualities: leadership, work experience  Top UG pipeline schools: NYU, Columbia, HBS, Cornell, Penn State >Top hiring qualities: GPA, leadership roles, extra curricular activities  79% have a women’s network & 64% have women’s conference Trends  Significant increase in # of MBA’s hired (+28%) and percentage of MBA’s who are women (39% -- up from 28% in 2006)  Percentage of women in firm increased slightly while women in senior management and BOD decreased or held steady

5. Highlights 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION School Sponsor Census 2007 Admissions recruiting & pipeline building top priorities Top Employers Class of 2007: Citi, Deloitte, Booz Allen Hamilton, JP Morgan Chase, McKinsey & Nestle Top Functional Areas: Consulting, Finance, Marketing, General Management Trends: 2005 - 2007 % increase schools women’s conferences: 54% - 67% Enrollment: FT 27% - 31%, PT 27% steady, Exec 21% - 23%

6. Corporate Best Practices Summit

7. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Corporate Best Practices Summit, ‘08 Keynote Speakers: Sally Helgesen, author, The Female Advantage – Women’s Ways of Leadership. Sharon Hall, Spencer Stuart, Manager of Atlanta office; co-founder of its Diversity Practice and member of Spencer Stuart Board of Directors The Satisfaction Factor: The Key to Breakthrough Recruitment and Retention Wednesday, May 7, 2008--Deutsche Bank  An in-depth look at how men and women perceive, define and pursue satisfaction differently in their work.  Implications for businesses and how companies can capitalize on these findings.  Strategies on how companies can best position their brand and messaging to develop recruiting and retention strategies for top female talent.

8. 2008 Annual Conference

9. 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, 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, 2008-2010 Friday, 6/27Dialogue with LeadershipSponsors and employees, MBAs Friday & Saturday, 6/27-6/28 MBA Conference (Dialogue, Career Fair, Sessions) All women MBAs, Forté Schools Friday, 6/27MBA Career FairAll women MBAs, Forté Schools

10. Program Overview & Next Steps 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Financial Services FAST Track Forté Goal: To offer industry-specific value added programming. Program Objective: To educate women about careers in financial services, and to differentiate Forté companies as the best place to work for women in finance. Program Approach: Growing the Pipeline 1) Short-Term Talent Acquisition: MBAs 2) Long-Term Talent Development: College & Early Career / Pre-MBAs Annual Fee: $15,000 (In addition to base sponsorship) 7 Participants: Citi, Lehman, Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Fidelity, Wachovia, Goldman Sachs Resources & Timeline: Erica Hamilton, CDG Perspectives, will be our program development consultant and the events will take place through the year.

11. June 26, 2008 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Sponsor Meeting

12. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM June 27, 2008 – Kimmel Center, NYU 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Dialogue with Leadership 2008 Expected attendance: 250 Fee: $25 Speakers: Sharon Allen, Chairman, Deloitte Other speaker: TBA Moderator: Pattie Sellers, Editor, Fortune Webcast & Podcast

13. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM Purpose, Passion, Power: Key Takeaways 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION MBA Women’s Conference 2008 Attitude/motivation: expect and orchestrate career success Skill sets: build leadership skills that add value to their MBA program and career Program Highlights: June 27-28, 2008 Workshops: Quant Skills, Case Method, Soft Skills Career Fair & Industry/Function Introductions Professional Development Sessions Fellow Dinners Network: cultivate relationships with MBA women and company sponsors

14. Marketing Update

15. Database Statistics Online Media Results Podcasts Videoblogs Google Search Advertising Profile Update Campaign 2007 Forté FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Marketing

16. 2007 Forté FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Database Statistics Number of records with working emails: 26,433 +9% vs. last month; +55% vs. last year Key Drivers: Event Registration; Google Ad Words Campaign; MBA women emails/posters Board Meeting: October 29-30, 2007 Number of site visitors and number of visits increasing significantly Jan 2008: 18,400 visitors (vs. 8600 prior Jan 07) Jan 2008: 26,000 visits (vs. 12,800 Jan 07) Key Drivers: New website vs. Jan 07; Profile Update Campaign; Events; Webinars; PowerTools; Online Events/recorded content; refreshed home pg content more interactive vs. static content Top Career Stage database segments Working full time/post undergraduate: 39% of database In College: 13% Working full time/post graduate: 12%

17. Forte Forum Podcast Series: The MBA Value Proposition 6800 listeners since launch 5936 listeners for season 1 – three total episodes (launched Dec 06) 3116 or 52% listened DURING season 1 881 for season 2 to date (two episodes only) Career Lab Podcast series 2266 listeners since launch 1422 listeners for season 1 – three total episodes (launched Feb 07) the majority listened DURING season 1 844 for season 2 to date (two episodes only) Women In Business Podcast – Elizabeth Vale, Morgan Stanley 1714 listeners since release 2007 Forté FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Online Media – Podcasts Board Meeting: October 29-30, 2007

18. Three bloggers for second semester: Forté Fellows Elizabeth Neils, University of Carlson School of Management Kate Lehman, Indiana University Kelley School of Business Jenn Jeng, MIT (part-time blogger) Second semester focus: finding an internship final posting: May 1 Results to date 8400 clickthroughs to blog page promoted to pre-MBA; Fellows: GWIB leaders; MBA women doubled since October 1800 individual videos viewed from start to finish tripled since October (more videos to view) 2007 Forté FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Online Media Results - Videoblogs Board Meeting: October 29-30, 2007

19. Awarded Google Grant for non-profit organizations; Potential Value: $30,000 for 3 month period October 2007 - January 2008 2007 Forté FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Online Media - Google AdWords Board Meeting: October 29-30, 2007 Results: utilized $27k of available $30k total clickthroughs: 31,000 total impressions: 2.7 mm 90% linked to Jobs messaging (click through to Power Tools) Events (Career Lab) and MBA general messaging less impactful Key Learnings: Broad, relevant messaging = greater results. Can’t control quality of clickthroughs (e.g. profile of Power Tools submissions) Limited to available keywords – high quality key words purchased by others (esp. MBA) Continue to explore other non-profit programs (e.g. YouTube) Will website traffic gains continue post-campaign??

20. Objective: increase efficiency/effectiveness of marketing and promotion initiatives by encouraging users to maintain an updated profile 2007 Forté FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Profile Update Campaign Board Meeting: October 29-30, 2007 Key Elements: early January: add Login field and Profile update text to top of home page campaign period: 1/15 – 1/31 Jan 15: email request with incentives (ipods; itunes cards) Jan 28: reminder email also updated registration form fields; increased number of required fields Results: Jan 2 – Jan 14: 1074 profiles updated Jan 15 – 31: 2177 profiles updated – TOTAL: 3251 (12% of database) Post-campaign: 177 profiles updated Next Steps: update campaign – every 6 months continue to scrub database membership drive campaign

21. Power Tools

22. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM MBA Database (current students and alumnae) 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Power Tools Quarterly Update 773 active candidates (+38%) 318 Fellows (84 class of ‘09; 65 class of ‘08; 18 class of ’07) 25 active jobs (+79%) Various Degrees (college students and college graduates) 925 active candidates (+226%) 17 active jobs (+31%) 1 order request; 8/8/07, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. 55 Forté employer logins and 99 employer searches this quarter 43 employer searches this quarter 44 orders: online resume database (since 8/2007)

23. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Power Tools Quarterly Update FORTÉ MONTHLY JOB ALERTS - NEW POSTINGS! To better support your career search efforts, Forté Foundation is providing you with this once-a-month Job Alert service. Top employers are seeking talented women, so check out the newly-posted jobs available to you. RECENT JOB POSTINGS: … RECENT JOB POSTINGS: Job Alert Activity – MBA Email Open Rate: Nov—19%; Jan—21% (up 9%) Click Thru Rate: Nov—4.5%; Jan—3% (-28%) Job Alert Activity – Various Degree Email Open Rate: Nov—17%; Jan—16% (-3%) Click Thru Rate: Nov—3%; Jan—2.5% (-16%)

24. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM Local Chapters

25. Chicago & New York Local Chapters Purpose To build a local network of undergraduate and pre-MBA women interested in business & in getting an MBA To increase the number of women in the Forté pipeline 2008 Annual Plans in place Marketing & Communications Web pages published & generating new registrations Quarterly & ad-hoc communications to local chapter members Participation in local Forté events (Career Labs, Forums) Contact with local business schools to plug local chapters/events Quarterly Events 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Forté Local Chapters

26. Undergraduate Outreach

27. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Career Labs 2007-2008 DateCampusRegistrationAttendance November 6Harvard25295 November 13U Chicago9839 November 13U Minnesota14175 November 14Emory12455 February 4Yale12236 February 11Duke22467 February 11Georgetown14052 February 18Columbia19659

28. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Leadership Lunch 2007-2008 DateCampusRegistrationAttendance November 6Harvard3214 November 13U Chicago3014 November 13U Minnesota2921 November 14Emory16 February 4Yale5832 February 11Duke3617 February 11Georgetown4228 February 18Columbia199

29. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Undergraduate Conference--NEW  Fall 2008 & Spring 2009  Audience: Undergraduate Women  Location: TBD Keynote Speakers  The White House Project, Marie Wilson, founder and President  Career Search Secrets, Lindsey Pollak, author Theme – in development  Decision 2008—Choose your destiny  A woman in charge

30. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Undergraduate Outreach - Additional Career Lab Template Implementation by schools with Forte support Leadership Lunches with Company Sponsors Online tool kit and funding for undergraduate intern Organized in conjunction with recruiting trips

31. Annual Dues

32. $10,000 to $12,500 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION School Annual Dues 08-09 Increase in Forte programming since 2001 Fellow Symposium for 80 women to Conference for 250 women One Intern Symposium to two Undergraduate Conferences Myriad of online events and website improvements 6 Forums for 600 women to 9 Forums for 2000 women Halting school growth after 2009 Inviting 3 more schools to join with plans to hold at 36 school sponsors

33. School Sponsor Value Proposition 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION School Annual Dues 08-09 Forte Forums provide efficiency in reaching large numbers of women Female GMAT takers 25 and under have gone up 13% since 2003 If dues went to Forums alone each would cost under $1400 (compare to QS events which cost $2900 +) Forte is aggressively cultivating the pipeline of MBA women The needle is moving up for most schools’ FT female MBA enrollment 70% of sponsor schools have seen an increase in FT female enrollment since 2005 FT enrollment of all sponsor schools has increased 4 percentage points from 27% to 31% since 2005

34. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Corporate Sponsor Packages 08-09 MBA RECRUITING PACKAGE MBA Women’s Conference & Career Fair Forte Forums (Registrant Database) MBA Podcasts MBA Webinars MBA Resume Search and Job Posting MBA Fellows List Serv MBA School Promotion (posters) Women in Leadership Profiles on web Company Profile on web $15,000 RECRUITING AND RETENTION PACKAGE Corporate Best Practices Summit Network of Women’s Networks Career Fair (MBA or Undergrad) *Stand-alone package available one year only as introduction to Forte $5,000* PREMIERE SPONSORSHIP All items in MBA Recruiting Package All items in Recruiting and Retention Package PLUS: Undergraduate Conference & Career Fair Undergraduate Podcasts Undergraduate Webinars Undergraduate Resume Search & Job Posting Featured in Virtual Campus $25,000

35. 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Corporate Dues Changes 08-09 FINANCIAL SERVICES FAST TRACK MBA FSFT Conference MBA Career Development Webinar Series MBA Reception Early Career Online Office Hours Dedicated Web Page to Careers in Finance Dedicated Podcast Series about Careers in Finance *only available in conjunction with MBA Recruiting Package or Premiere Sponsorship or as an introductory offer $15,000 * EVENT SPONSORSHIPS Undergraduate Conference MBA Conference Undergraduate Leadership Lunches Forums Various Amounts

36. Calendar & Events

37. Mark Your Calendar! 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Sponsor Calendar 2008 March 5 – Quarterly Web Ex Sponsor Meeting May 7 – Corporate Best Practices Summit June 26 – Sponsor Annual Meeting June 27 – Dialogue with Leadership, Career Fair June 28 – MBA Women’s Conference May 6 – Board Meeting May 22 – Quarterly Web Ex Sponsor Meeting May 9 – Fellow Names Due

38. Schedule 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Webinars 2008 DATETOPICAUDIENCE February 5Private Equity & VC IBM, Chicago, Kellogg MBA Women February 6Resumes & Interviews Deutsche Bank College February 28 Career Search Secrets Lindsey Pollak College MarchWall Street JournalCollege April 2Internship Success McKinsey, GM, Wach, DB College Late AprilOn/Off Ramping Goldman, Deloitte, Tuck, HBS, Lehman MBA Women

39. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Forte Forums 2008 - TENTATIVE September 8Boston September 9New York September 10DC September 11Chicago September 15Atlanta September 16Houston September 17LA September 18San Francisco October 7London

40. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM Fellows Update

41. Working Draft - Last Modified 6/15/2007 9:10:04 AM Printed 6/1/2007 11:24:34 AM 2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION Fellows Update Fellow Surveys Fellow Board Member – Class of 2008 Statement of Interest/Interviews in April Intern, Exit & Entering Surveys launch April 1 Reminder: Fellow Associates Due to Forte May 9 2010 Fellows 2 year term

42. Next Webex: Thurs, May 22