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QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Forté Foundation

November 28, 2006

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2006 Forté Forums

September 11 – DC

September 12 – Chicago

September 13 – New York

September 14 – Boston

September 18 – Atlanta

September 19 – Houston

September 20 – LA

September 21 – San Francisco

October 5 – London

November 15 – New York

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2006 Forté Forums

Event Registration

  2006 2006

  Register Attend Yield Register GOAL

CITIES        

Atlanta 261 114 44% 237

Boston 420 192 46% 394

Chicago 502 242 48% 383

Houston (05=Dallas) 164 88 54% 130

London 246 71 29% 263

Los Angeles 506 214 42% 352

New York I 730 326 45% 715

New York II 783 109 14% 715

San Francisco 454 216 48% 430

Washington D.C. 523 321 61% 532

Total 4589 1893 41% 4272

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2002 1464 612

2003 1255 934

2004 2408 1188

2005 4090 1772

2006 4589 1893

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2006 Forté Forums

Online Chats:

October 3 – 11:00 AM EST – Global

15 participants

October 3 – 8:00 PM EST – General

38 participants

October 5 – 8:00 PM EST – Women of Color

33 participants

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2006 Forté Forums

World MBA Tour Partnership

Women in Business Panels in:

• Miami – Approx 75 participants

• Toronto – Approx 100 participants

• Paris – TBD

• Beijing – Approx 150 participants

• Shanghai – Approx 75 participants

• Taipei – Approx 50 participants

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2006/2007 Career Lab

Locations/Dates

Ann Arbor, MI – University of Michigan, Nov 1, 2006Chicago, IL – Northwestern University, Nov 8, 2006New York City, NY – Columbia University, Nov 13 2006Boston, MA – MIT, Nov 14, 2006Raleigh/Durham, NC – University of N. Carolina, Feb 6,2007Los Angeles, CA – University of So. California, Feb 8, 2007Austin, TX – University of Texas, Feb 13, 2007Philadelphia, PA – University of Pennsylvania, Feb 15, 2007(tentative)

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2006/2007 Career Lab

Schedule5-6:00pm Industry Introductions by company members

Financial Services, Investment Banking

Entrepreneurship

Consumer Goods

                    Consulting

6-6:15pm Break

6:15-7:15pm Women in Business Panel

7:15-7:30pm Ice Cream Break

7:30-8:30pm Soft Skills Workshop (Networking)

Soft Skills Workshop (Career Search Tips)

8:30-9pm      Introduction to the MBA

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2006/2007 Career Lab

Event Registration

  2006 2005

  Register Attend Yield Attend

CAMPUS        

U Michigan 171 77 45% 44

Northwestern 167 61 37%

MIT 185 75 41%

Columbia 261 80 31% 46

UNC

USC

U Texas

U Penn

Total 784 293 37%

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2006/2007 Career Lab

Follow Up

(Includes Lab and Intern Symposium registrants)

• January – Resume Workshop with Corporate Members

• January/February – Summer Internship Posting & Resume Book

• March/April – Industry Introduction Online Chats with Corporate Members

Year 2: Online Career Lab

Undergraduate CareerLeader

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New Forté Staff Roles

Leslie ThompsonNew Director of Marketing

Mariska MorseNew Director of Member Relations—Companies

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New Forté Board Roles

Ellen Glazerman, Ernst & YoungChair-Elect

Caitlin McLaughlin, CitigroupSecretary

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Marketing Update: New Logo!

Objective- Better align logo with positioning and value proposition.

Process- Interviewed key audience segments to develop brand platform and creative concepts.

Forté Brand Attributes: Smart, Sophisticated, Trustworthy, Confident, Approachable, Inspiring, Vivacious, Optimistic.

Forté Key Concepts- Networking, Community, Making Connections, Mentorship

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Marketing Update: New Logo!Marketing Update: New Logo!

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Marketing Update: New Logo!

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Marketing Update: Top Women 2007

GAME CHANGERS— The 2007 Forté & PINK magazine list

The Most Revolutionary Women in American Business. Women redefining success while changing corporate culture.

They think differently, their ideas and work style is invigorating tired brands and resulting in technological advances - changing the way we live and conduct business.

These women are hip, young, passionate about their work and their lives. In addition to driving revenue - they're proving that women can in fact be in the pipeline for the C-Suite without losing their authenticity and joy of life.

Objectives- Drive brand awareness & provide role models

Order Inserts Now: $1.00 per piece.

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Marketing Update: Highlights

Website Re-Launch 2— Create fresh design, simplify navigation, surface relevant content, streamline text.

MBA Enrollment Press Release— Publicized the almost 2% increase in women’s enrollment at our Forté schools. The biggest increase in 5 years.

Forté Forum Podcast Series— Three audio recordings will be sent to our database monthly starting December 4th.

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Scholars

Projects

Scholar Alumnae Program

Intern Mentor Program

Corporate TreksJanuary 11-12, 2007

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Scholars

Scholar Webinars

October 17, 2006

Top Advice on the Recruiting Process

• Katherine Bair Desmond, McKinsey

• Edie Hunt, Goldman Sachs

December, 2006

Top Advice on Negotiations

• Presenters TBA

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Scholars

Selection Process

• Top Women!

• Minimum of 2 $20,000 Scholarships

• $10,000 Scholarships up to number of $20,000 Scholarships awarded

• Welcome process Email from Forté Outreach from current Scholars Invitation to Symposium

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Scholar and Intern Symposium

• Ideas for Speakers?

• Ideas for Session Topics?

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Corporate Best Practices

• Ideas for Speakers?

• Ideas for Session Topics?

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2006/2007 Member Calendar

Mark Your Calendar!

Feb. ’07 U-G Career Lab Events

Feb. 22-23 Board Meeting (location TBD)

May 1 Corporate Best Practices Summit

June 20 Board Meeting, NYC

June 21 Annual Member Meeting, NYC

June 22 Career Fair, NYC

June 23 Scholar & Intern Symposium, NYC

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Communications Calendar

Monthly

• Forté update from Elissa

• Database E-mails: e-newsletter, Forté Family News, Coming Events, Event Invitations

November/December/January

COMMUNICATION

• Member Census

• Scholar Selection Kick-off

• Lab Registrant Lists

ACTION ITEM

• Fill out and return member census by December 4th and 11th, 2006

• Review Scholar selection process and calendar (schools)

• For use in undergraduate recruiting strategies

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Forté Member Census

Corporate Census due:

Monday, December 4th

School Census due:

Monday, December 11th

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Forté Member Web site

Accessing Forté resources through this site:

www.fortefoundation.org

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Next Quarterly Webex Meetings

Tuesday, March 6th 11:30am Eastern

10:30am Central

8:30am Pacific

Tuesday, June 5th

11:30am Eastern

10:30am Central

8:30am Pacific