Become a partner
A Pipeline of Talented Women
Join Forté's powerful alliance that is mobilizing 125,000+ women and counting.
Forté's success is driven by the active involvement and longstanding commitment of our partners. Engaged partners help us to maximize our outreach efforts and deliver high-impact programming — they are the key to inspiring women's pursuit of business careers and positions of leadership.
We welcome new partners who are interested in working with Forté to achieve our mission by enlisting their global and diverse networks, career opportunities, research resources, promotion assistance, and financial contributions.
In turn, Forté strives to provide significant benefits to our partners, including:
- Retention and development of your current workforce
- Access to diverse, high-performing talent across career stages
- Branding, exposure, and promotional opportunities to our entire network of women
- Top MBA talent vetted by admissions officers
- Ability to build a future pipeline of women leaders
Types of Partnerships
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Corporate
Build a greater representation of women in the highest ranks of leadership. -
MBA
We promote the value of business school education to women by addressing the fundamental challenges women cite in pursuing their MBA. -
Undergraduate
Forté provides a career-ready certification, on campus programs, and conferences year-round for undergrad students.
Corporate Partnership
Forté works with corporate partners across industries and geographies to build a greater representation of women in the highest ranks of leadership.
To that end, annual partnership opportunities are available ranging from introductory conference or event participation to annual partnerships, where companies take advantage of Forté’s full range of offerings.
Benefits of Corporate Partnership
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Branding and Promotion:
Forté reaches 116,000+ diverse women across career stages (undergraduate, early career, MBA students and alumnae, and experienced professionals). Extend your reach by participating in webinars and women-in-business panels at Forté events. Promote your company mission and values, programs, and career opportunities via the Forté website, the Job Center, newsletters, and event branding. Heighten your image as a thought leader and catalyst for action to your current and prospective employees and the business community. -
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Recruiting and Retention
Access high caliber women talent through our Job Center and resume books, undergraduate conferences, and the MBA Women’s Leadership Conference and Career Expo. Corporate partners get an advantage on the competition through early exposure to this diverse and highly talented group of women. -
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Best Practices
Collaborate with the most innovative HR leaders from other Forté partners at best practices summits and roundtable discussions. Develop results-oriented solutions that address the needs of female talent in your own organization. -
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Pipeline Development
Get early access to thousands of future business leaders. Highlight the rewards of working in your company or industry through speaking engagements at our Forté Forums, Undergraduate Leadership Conferences, and MBA Leadership Conferences.
Corporate Partnership Commitments
- Annual Partnership Fee
- Attendance at Forté’s Annual Partner Meeting and webinars
- Participation in key live and online events
- Promotion of Forté events and membership benefits to your employees
For more information, please contact Rachel Harrington, Director of Development, Corporate Partners.
MBA Partnership
Through focused programs and targeted outreach activities, Forté works closely with its school partners to promote the value of business school education to women by addressing the fundamental challenges women cite in pursuing their MBA.
Benefits of MBA Partnership
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Branding and Promotion:
Promote your school and its unique program offerings to thousands of future business leaders through our multi-city Forté Forums each fall, a series of online pre-MBA webinars, and undergraduate conferences throughout the year. Take advantage of Forté’s online reach via social media and monthly newsletters. Heighten your image as a thought leader and catalyst for action before your faculty, alumnae, MBA candidates, and community. -
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Professional Development and Job Search
Exclusive programming for your female MBA students including the annual MBA Women’s Leadership Conference, skill-building webinars, online corporate introductions, and the Forté Job Center. -
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Best Practices
Collaborate with other Forté partners in researching and creating results-oriented solutions that address the shortage of female talent in business schools and business leadership.
MBA Partnership Commitments
- Annual partnership fees
- Funding of a minimum of two scholarships for our Forté Fellows Program
- Attendance at the Forté Annual Partner Meeting and webinars
- Participation in key live and online events
- Promotion of Forté events and membership benefits to your pre-MBA, current MBA women, and MBA alumnae
MBA Partner Selection Criteria
New partners are selected based on many factors consistent with Forté's strategic plan, including a demonstrated commitment to women in business, diversity efforts, global reach, geographic location, industry/school focus, career opportunities, leadership development and special resources available to Forté.
For more information, please contact Krystal Brooks, Senior Director of Development, Academic Partners.
Undergraduate Partnership
As a partner with Forté, you are positioned as a global thought leader and catalyst working to substantially increase the flow of women into business leadership and education.
Benefits of Undergraduate Partnership
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Career Ready Certificate
Unlimited student capacity to Forté Career Ready career accelerator, which provides your undergraduate women a structured approach to business exploration, networking, and professional development with a gender lens. This includes 14 career exploratory and readiness activities, a community platform, and a Career Ready certificate recognized by Forte corporate and school partners. -
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Student Travel Stipends
Exclusive free access and conference travel-related stipends for your undergrad women to Forté’s College Conferences. Partner school students have priority in the application process, attend for free, and will be eligible for a conference travel-related stipend. -
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On-Campus
Forté managed Campus Ambassador Program for selected student(s) on your campus and programming support for Women in Business Clubs or related clubs on campus.
Forté professional development and gender equity content and events for all undergrad women, faculty, and staff on your campus.
For more information, please contact Krystal Brooks, Senior Director of Development, Academic Partners.
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