Become a Partner

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

Branding and Promotion: Forté reaches 115,000+ 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.

Recruiting and Retention: Access high caliber female 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.

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.

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 Partnership

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.

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.

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.

Partnership Commitments

• Annual partnership fees
• Funding of a minimum 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

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, contact Krystal Brooks, 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.

School Benefits include:

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.

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.

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.

Interested schools should reach out to Krystal Brooks, Director of Development, Academic Partners.