Forté Foundation Quarterly Webex MAY 22, 2008. Welcome New Companies & Schools QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY...

Forté FoundationQuarterly Webex

MAY 22, 2008

Welcome New Companies & Schools

QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONFebruary Board Meeting

SchoolsUniversity of Illinois

SMU

Mills College

CompaniesAmerican Express

Intel

Williams


2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONFebruary 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


2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONMay 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 2009-2011– Consider hosting corporate prospect cocktail

reception/presentation at NBMBAA in D.C.


Upcoming Events


Schedule

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONAnnual Conference, 2008

DATE EVENT AUDIENCE

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 Meeting All Forté Sponsors

Thursday, 6/26(5-9 pm)

Fellows Reception & Small Group Dinners

Forté Fellows,

2008-2010

Friday, 6/27(11:30-1:00)

Dialogue with Leadership Sponsors 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 PROPOSITIONAnnual Conference, 2008

DATE Attendance Goal Registrants to Date

Financial Services FAST Track Conference

80 109

Annual Sponsor Meeting

80 42

Dialogue with Leadership

300 191

MBA Career Fair 250 180

MBA Conference 250 169

Companies at Career Fair

25 12

Program Schedule

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONFinancial Services FAST Track

Over 100 speakers!

Wednesday, June 25: 9:30 am – 8:00 pm

Upcoming DeadlinesSpeaker names and titles due May 29


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

[email protected] or [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

A Quick Poll


2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION

New Sponsor BreakfastAgenda

Aspen institute Research on MBA AttitudesSchools Interview CompaniesCompanies Interview SchoolsHow 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 27

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONMBA Women’s Conference 2008

Workshops: Quant Skills, Case Method & Soft Skills

Dialogue with Leadership

Sharon Allen – Chairman, DeloitteLisa Weber – President, Individual Business, MetLifePattie 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


MBA Recruiting Highlights: Utilize the following opportunities to enhance your MBA recruiting efforts>>


Email 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


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


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


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 PROPOSITIONForte Forums 2008

September 8 Chicago

September 9 Boston

September 10 DC

September 15 LA

September 16 San Francisco

September 17 Houston

September 18 Atlanta

September 23-24 New York

October 7 London (TENTATIVE)


2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONForte Forums 2008 QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Timeline

Email Requesting Alumnae NominationsDiversity

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


Features

2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONCareer 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


Marketing Update


2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITIONForte Website Statistics: April ‘08

Current Website Registrations: 29,800– +11% vs. prior month– +63% vs. YAG (+12,000 emails)

Web Traffic– 24,000 visits (+120% vs. YAG)

Key Drivers– Google Ad Words Campaign– Power Tools– Event Registration– WSJ Virtual Career Fair– Online Engagement


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


Next Quarterly Webex QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

Thursday, September 4th

12pm eastern/11am central/9am pacific

Board Elections Close tomorrow!Primary Reps—PLEASE VOTE

Quarterly Sponsor Meeting QUARTERLY WEBEX: MAY 22, 2008

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