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Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
Cont
ents
1 A
mes
sage
from
Kar
yn T
war
onite
, EY
Glo
bal/A
mer
icas
Div
ersi
ty &
In
clus
iven
ess
Off
icer
2 O
verv
iew
4 St
ruct
ure,
role
s an
d re
spon
sibi
litie
s
10
Star
ting
a ne
w n
etw
ork
14
Enha
ncin
g an
exi
stin
g ne
twor
k
20
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
in
form
atio
n re
leas
e
22
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
ap
plic
atio
n
24
Out
com
es b
ased
goa
l-set
ting
tem
plat
e
27
Budg
et te
mpl
ates
28
Sam
ple
activ
ity e
valu
atio
n
29
Mea
sure
men
t exa
mpl
es
Early
in m
y ca
reer
with
EY,
I fe
lt th
at w
omen
, as
a w
hole
, nee
ded
mor
e su
ppor
t in
addr
essi
ng b
arrie
rs. S
o, w
ith th
e he
lp o
f a
few
col
leag
ues
and
EY m
anag
emen
t, w
e co
foun
ded
the
Nor
thea
st P
rofe
ssio
nal W
omen
’s N
etw
ork.
It w
as a
mut
ual s
ucce
ss.
th
e cr
eatio
n.
Join
ing
a pr
ofes
sion
al n
etw
ork
is a
gre
at w
ay to
mak
e im
port
ant c
onne
ctio
ns o
f all
kind
s: w
ith o
ur p
eers
, lea
ders
, clie
nts
and
com
mun
ities
. Our
net
wor
ks a
re g
rass
root
s-dr
iven
gro
ups
envi
sion
ed a
nd le
d by
our
peo
ple.
The
y w
elco
me
ever
yone
in o
ur
orga
niza
tion,
from
thos
e w
ho id
entif
y w
ith th
e ne
twor
k to
thos
e w
ho a
re s
impl
y in
tere
sted
in s
uppo
rtin
g its
mem
bers
. In
fact
, th
e op
enne
ss o
f our
net
wor
ks a
nd th
e po
tent
ial t
o re
ach
a w
ide
rang
e of
peo
ple
are
two
reas
ons
why
I al
so a
ctiv
ely
join
ed
and
am a
pro
ud m
embe
r of t
he B
lack
Pro
fess
iona
l Net
wor
k, L
atin
o Pr
ofes
sion
al N
etw
ork,
Pan
Asi
an P
rofe
ssio
nal N
etw
ork,
Ve
tera
ns N
etw
ork,
Pro
fess
iona
l Wom
en’s
Net
wor
k, T
oday
’s F
amili
es, A
cces
sAbi
litie
s an
d U
nity
.
I can
ass
ure
you
that
our
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
Team
will
str
ive
to e
nhan
ce c
onne
ctiv
ity a
cros
s ou
r net
wor
ks, e
ncou
rage
This
gui
de is
inte
nded
to h
elp
anyo
ne lo
okin
g to
join
an
exis
ting
netw
ork,
ser
ve in
a le
ader
ship
cap
acity
with
in a
net
wor
k,
adva
nce
the
effo
rts
of a
n ex
istin
g ne
twor
k to
the
next
leve
l or s
tart
a n
ew n
etw
ork.
It is
a c
ompi
latio
n of
suc
cess
ful s
teps
ta
ken
acro
ss o
ur n
etw
orks
to b
ring
our b
est t
ips
and
idea
s to
you
.
Rem
embe
r, to
geth
er w
e ca
n m
ake
thin
gs h
appe
n —
and
enric
hing
and
con
nect
ing
our n
etw
orks
is a
gre
at p
lace
to s
tart
. I l
ook
forw
ard
to o
ur p
rogr
ess.
A m
essa
ge fr
om K
aryn
Tw
aron
ite,
EY G
loba
l/Am
eric
as D
iver
sity
&
Incl
usiv
enes
s O
ffic
er
32
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
Ove
rvie
w
Wha
t is
the
hist
ory
behi
nd
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
?In
itial
ly k
now
n as
Peo
ple
Reso
urce
prof
essi
onal
net
wor
ks h
ave
been
an
inte
gral
par
t of o
ur p
eopl
e cu
lture
for
alm
ost 2
0 ye
ars.
We
are
lead
ers
in
crea
ting
a di
vers
e an
d in
clus
ive
wor
kpla
ce
and
ofte
n sh
are
our b
est p
ract
ices
with
in
the
busi
ness
com
mun
ity. N
ow w
e’re
taki
ng
our n
etw
orks
to th
e ne
xt le
vel s
o th
at
they
bet
ter a
lign
with
our
evo
lvin
g
busi
ness
str
ateg
y.
Wha
t ar
e di
vers
ity a
nd in
clus
iven
ess?
Dive
rsity
is a
bout
diff
eren
ces.
Incl
usiv
enes
s is
abo
ut le
vera
ging
thes
e di
ffer
ence
s
Wha
t ar
e EY
pro
fess
iona
l net
wor
ks?
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
are
org
aniz
atio
ns fo
rmed
aro
und
a sh
ared
set
of i
nter
ests
, ex
perie
nces
or p
ersp
ectiv
es. O
ur p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
hel
p us
to b
e di
vers
e, in
par
t by
ser
ving
as
an im
port
ant r
ecru
iting
tool
. But
they
als
o m
ake
us in
clus
ive.
The
y sa
y
indi
vidu
ality
her
e. A
nd b
ecau
se th
e ne
twor
ks c
an b
e st
arte
d by
any
one
and
wel
com
e ev
eryo
ne, t
hey
help
us
build
incl
usiv
e le
ader
ship
.
indi
vidu
ally
to le
arn
abou
t diff
eren
ces
as w
ell a
s ea
ch o
ther
and
on
the
basi
s of
sha
red
inte
rest
in th
ose
diff
eren
ces.Our
cu
lture
Our
co
mm
unity
Our
cl
ient
s
Whi
ch E
Y p
rofe
ssio
nal
netw
orks
cur
rent
ly e
xist
?
Acce
ssA
bilit
ies
(dis
abili
ties)
Blac
k Pr
ofes
sion
al N
etw
ork
Cent
ral a
nd E
aste
rn E
urop
ean
Net
wor
k
Fren
ch-S
peak
ing
Prof
essi
onal
Net
wor
k
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cul
tura
l Exc
hang
e N
etw
ork
Latin
o Pr
ofes
sion
al N
etw
ork
Pan
Asi
an P
rofe
ssio
nal N
etw
ork
Prof
essi
onal
Wom
en’s
Net
wor
k
Toda
y’s
Fam
ilies
(inc
ludi
ng C
areg
iver
s Ci
rcle
and
Fam
ilies
with
Chi
ldre
n w
ith
Spec
ial H
ealth
Car
e N
eeds
)
Uni
ty (L
GBT
A)
Vete
rans
Net
wor
k
Valu
e to
the
indi
vidu
al
Cultu
reCo
mm
unity
Clie
nts
• � fu
lfilli
ng m
y pe
rson
al
ambi
tions
• � liv
ing
my
valu
es in
the
wor
kpla
ce• � su
ppor
ting
my
need
s pr
ofes
sion
ally
and
pe
rson
ally
in a
lear
ning
an
d de
velo
pmen
t en
viro
nmen
t• � di
ffer
ence
s of
our
wor
k te
ams
• � be
long
ing
at w
ork
• � re
latio
nshi
ps in
the
com
mun
ity• � m
y co
mm
unity
thro
ugh
chan
ge in
my
wor
kpla
ce• � su
ppor
ts c
ause
s I c
are
abou
t
• � br
and
• � th
roug
h m
y so
cial
and
pr
ofes
sion
al n
etw
orks
• � do
orw
ay in
to th
e m
arke
tpla
ce• � be
tter
thro
ugh
rela
tions
hips
acr
oss
serv
ice
lines
Valu
e to
the
firm
, tea
ms
and
indi
vidu
als
• � le
ader
ship
and
ski
lls
• � m
ento
ring
rela
tions
hips
• � co
nnec
ting
with
alu
mni
• � in
mor
e di
vers
e co
mm
uniti
es• � le
ader
ship
on
cultu
ral
chan
ges
• � re
spon
sibi
lity
prio
ritie
s
• � an
incl
usiv
enes
s le
ader
• � bu
sine
ss s
olut
ions
an
d re
latio
nshi
ps fo
r bu
sine
ss d
evel
opm
ent
• � an
d in
form
atio
n to
st
reng
then
our
bus
ines
s
Vis
ion
of o
ur p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
:EY
pro
fess
iona
l net
wor
ks e
mpo
wer
our
peo
ple
to le
vera
ge th
eir a
uthe
ntic
uni
quen
ess
to b
uild
a b
ette
r wor
king
wor
ld.
Mis
sion
of o
ur p
rofe
ssio
nal
netw
orks
:Pr
ofes
sion
al n
etw
orks
eng
age
our m
embe
rs th
roug
h m
agne
tic
expe
rienc
es, l
ever
agin
g di
ffer
ence
s th
at m
atte
r to
conn
ect w
ith e
ach
othe
r,
incl
usiv
enes
s ac
tiviti
es a
ligne
d w
ith o
ur
peop
le c
ultu
re, c
omm
unity
and
clie
nts.
Why
join
an
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
ork?
who
le, n
etw
orks
can
hel
p us
do
the
best
pos
sibl
e jo
b fo
r our
peo
ple,
our
com
mun
ities
and
ou
r clie
nts.
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ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
444
we
er w
ew
ma
Toge
tTo
geTo
geth
geth
er w
em
555k
sng
s hi
nahap
gse
the
tn
pen
e
ththhih
hhhgs
h hg
Stru
ctur
e, r
oles
and
res
pons
ibili
ties
Net
wor
k ch
apte
rs
Exec
utiv
e ch
ampi
on
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
der
Net
wor
k ch
apte
r rol
es
Net
wor
k le
ader
s
Mem
bers
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
con
nect
loca
lly, r
egio
nally
an
d ac
ross
the
Am
eric
asLe
ader
ship
str
uctu
reEY
net
wor
ks fo
llow
a g
ener
al
lead
ersh
ip s
truc
ture
dep
icte
d be
low
an
d ex
pand
ed u
pon
in th
e fo
llow
ing
page
s. W
hile
net
wor
k ch
apte
rs a
nd
mem
bers
are
the
focu
s of
thes
e ef
fort
s, A
mer
icas
lead
ersh
ip fr
om th
e A
mer
icas
Ope
ratin
g Ex
ecut
ive
to th
e
supp
ort.
Stee
ring
com
mitt
ees
for e
ach
esta
blis
hed
unde
rrep
rese
nted
net
wor
k pr
ovid
e co
nsis
tenc
y in
str
ateg
y an
d di
rect
ion.
Thi
s su
ppor
t and
co
nsis
tenc
y al
low
s al
l of o
ur n
etw
orks
, re
gard
less
of t
heir
stru
ctur
e, to
le
vera
ge s
trat
egie
s, to
ols,
kno
wle
dge
and
com
mun
icat
ions
acr
oss
the
Am
eric
as.
Exec
utiv
e ch
ampi
on
Ever
y ne
twor
k ha
s an
exe
cutiv
e ch
ampi
on
cham
pion
s fo
r net
wor
k ch
apte
rs a
re
appo
inte
d by
thei
r res
pect
ive
busi
ness
uni
t m
anag
ing
part
ner f
or re
com
men
ded
two-
year
term
s.
Exec
utiv
e ch
ampi
ons
com
mit
to:
� netw
ork
lead
ersh
ip to
adv
ise
on
stra
tegy
and
bud
get a
nd d
evel
op lo
cal
netw
ork
lead
ers
� budg
et
� build
ing
pers
onal
rela
tions
hips
with
m
embe
rs to
bet
ter u
nder
stan
d is
sues
ra
ised
with
in th
e ne
twor
k
Adv
ocat
ing
for g
roup
con
cern
s w
ithin
th
e pa
rtne
r, pr
inci
pal,
exec
utiv
e
dire
ctor
and
dire
ctor
(PPE
DD)
co
mm
unity
and
faci
litat
ing
conn
ectio
ns w
ith o
ther
lead
ers
�
for m
embe
rs a
nd in
divi
dual
re
latio
nshi
p-bu
ildin
g
� exte
rnal
ly, i
nclu
ding
repr
esen
ting
th
e ne
twor
k on
the
busi
ness
uni
t In
clus
iven
ess
Stee
ring
Com
mitt
ee
The
maj
ority
of o
ur n
etw
orks
at E
Y ar
e em
pow
ered
thro
ugh
loca
l cha
pter
s lo
cate
d in
coor
dina
tion
regi
onal
ly a
s w
ell a
s ac
ross
the
Am
eric
as A
rea.
Loc
al c
hapt
ers
set t
heir
own
stra
tegi
es, s
ecur
e th
eir o
wn
budg
ets
and
build
mem
bers
hip
thro
ugh
loca
l act
iviti
es
and
even
ts.
Regi
onal
lead
ersh
ip d
eter
min
es h
ow lo
cal c
hapt
ers
will
form
and
wor
k to
geth
er. I
n sm
alle
r
crea
te m
ore
gene
ral c
ombi
natio
n ne
twor
ks, s
uch
as a
n “e
thni
city
” or
“in
clus
iven
ess”
serv
ice
line,
suc
h as
the
Prof
essi
onal
Wom
en’s
Net
wor
k in
New
Yor
k. R
egar
dles
s of
ho
w n
etw
orks
are
str
uctu
red
loca
lly, t
hey
conn
ect a
t the
Am
eric
as le
vel t
hrou
gh th
eir
resp
ectiv
e st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
s. R
epre
sent
atio
n of
com
bina
tion
netw
orks
on
Am
eric
as
Am
eric
as le
ader
ship
• A
mer
icas
Incl
usiv
enes
s A
dvis
ory
Coun
cil
• A
mer
icas
Div
ersi
ty a
nd In
clus
iven
ess
Off
icer
• A
mer
icas
net
wor
k di
rect
or
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
com
mit
tees
• A
mer
icas
Ope
ratin
g Ex
ecut
ive
• A
mer
icas
net
wor
k st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
coc
hairs
• Bu
sine
ss u
nit n
etw
ork
repr
esen
tativ
es
• Fu
nctio
nal a
dvis
ors
• In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
r
• A
mer
icas
Incl
usiv
enes
s O
ffic
e co
nsul
tant
Communication and connectivity
Communication and connectivity
Net
wor
k go
als
will
be
inte
grat
ed in
to th
e ex
ecut
ive
cham
pion
’s G
loba
l Par
tner
Pe
rfor
man
ce M
anag
emen
t goa
ls.
It is
not
nec
essa
ry to
be
a m
embe
r of
the
netw
ork’
s ta
rget
dem
ogra
phic
to b
e co
nsid
ered
for t
he e
xecu
tive
cham
pion
role
.
1. N
ewer
par
tner
, prin
cipa
l, ex
ecut
ive
dire
ctor
or d
irect
or w
ho w
ill b
enef
it fr
om a
lead
ersh
ip d
evel
opm
ent a
nd
visi
bilit
y op
port
unity
2.Ex
perie
nced
par
tner
, prin
cipa
l,ex
ecut
ive
dire
ctor
or d
irect
or w
ithco
nnec
tions
, cre
dibi
lity
and
a pa
ssio
nfo
r inc
lusi
vene
ss (l
ess
mat
ure
netw
orks
may
requ
ire m
ore
seni
or c
ham
pion
s)
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Le
ader
Th
e In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
r (IF
L) is
resp
onsi
ble
for e
xecu
ting
the
dive
rsity
and
incl
usiv
enes
s st
rate
gy
and
wor
king
with
loca
l lea
ders
hip
and
incl
usiv
enes
s te
ams
at th
e bu
sine
ss
unit
leve
l.
In th
is ro
le, t
he IF
L w
orks
with
bus
ines
s un
it ne
twor
ks in
:
� stra
tegy
and
goa
ls
�
loca
l lev
el
�
Net
wor
k le
ader
sLo
cal n
etw
ork
lead
ers,
whe
ther
app
oint
ed
or e
lect
ed, a
re p
eopl
e w
ho a
re p
assi
onat
e ab
out t
heir
netw
ork’
s m
issi
on a
nd w
ork
to b
uild
its
mem
bers
’ ski
lls, v
isib
ility
and
re
latio
nshi
ps. I
deal
ly, t
hese
peo
ple
will
hav
e le
ader
ship
or s
uper
viso
ry e
xper
ienc
e an
d be
act
ive
mem
bers
of t
he n
etw
ork.
Net
wor
k le
ader
s co
mm
it to
:
�
mee
tings
, pla
nnin
g ac
tiviti
es a
nd
even
ts, a
nd d
eleg
atin
g re
spon
sibi
litie
s am
ong
team
mem
bers
�
and
repr
esen
ting
the
grou
p in
tern
ally
an
d ex
tern
ally
� and
IFL
to d
evel
op lo
cal s
trat
egy
and
budg
et
�
net
wor
k m
embe
rs w
hile
inte
grat
ing
netw
ork
goal
s in
to p
erso
nal
perf
orm
ance
goa
ls
Impl
emen
ting
loca
l str
uctu
re a
nd
lead
ersh
ip w
ith c
omm
ittee
s as
nee
ded
� amon
g th
e ne
twor
ks a
nd th
roug
h kn
owle
dge
shar
ing
tool
sW
here
pos
sibl
e, c
olea
ders
sho
uld
be
lead
ersh
ip ro
le e
ach
year
. Par
t of b
eing
a
succ
essf
ul n
etw
ork
lead
er in
clud
es le
ader
de
velo
pmen
t and
suc
cess
ion
plan
ning
. Th
eref
ore,
lead
ers
shou
ld e
xpec
t to
ro
tate
out
of l
eade
rshi
p af
ter t
wo
year
s.
Mem
bers
Net
wor
ks a
re o
pen
to a
ll EY
peo
ple
who
w
ish
to p
artic
ipat
e in
goo
d fa
ith, i
nclu
ding
cl
ient
-ser
ving
pro
fess
iona
ls, C
ore
Busi
ness
Se
rvic
es p
rofe
ssio
nals
, dire
ct c
onst
ituen
ts
and
othe
r int
eres
ted
pers
ons.
Mem
bers
are
ex
pect
ed to
act
ivel
y pa
rtic
ipat
e to
furt
her
the
netw
ork’
s go
als.
Par
ticip
atio
n m
ay
rang
e fr
om s
tayi
ng c
urre
nt w
ith n
etw
ork-
rela
ted
info
rmat
ion
to le
adin
g th
e ne
twor
k or
its
activ
ities
. One
bec
omes
a m
embe
r by
join
ing
the
netw
ork’
s G
loba
l Lis
t M
anag
emen
t Sys
tem
(GLM
S) li
st.
Net
wor
k ch
apte
rs
• Ex
ecut
ive
cham
pion
• In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
r
• N
etw
ork
lead
er(s
)
• M
embe
rs
76
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
ge
ther
we
mak
e th
ing
ke7
ethe
r we
mak
e th
in
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
co
mm
itte
e co
chai
rsEa
ch n
etw
ork
has
at le
ast t
wo
Am
eric
as
netw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee c
ocha
irs to
pr
ovid
e co
nnec
tivity
and
lead
ersh
ip.
Afte
r bei
ng re
com
men
ded
by th
e A
mer
icas
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee
coch
air w
ill b
e ap
poin
ted
by th
e A
mer
icas
M
anag
ing
Part
ner f
or 1
2- to
24-
mon
th
rota
tions
.
To b
e co
nsid
ered
for a
n A
mer
icas
net
wor
k st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
coc
hair
role
, it i
s no
t ne
cess
ary
to b
e a
mem
ber o
f the
net
wor
k’s
targ
et d
emog
raph
ic. H
owev
er, y
ou m
ust b
e at
the
PPED
D le
vel a
nd h
ave
dem
onst
rate
d in
tere
st a
nd in
volv
emen
t in
the
netw
ork,
as
ot
her l
eade
rs.
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee c
ocha
irs c
omm
it to
:
� netw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee, w
hich
ho
lds
quar
terly
mee
tings
� exec
utiv
e ch
ampi
ons
and
exec
utiv
e sp
onso
rs
� visi
bilit
y fo
r the
net
wor
k, s
trat
egic
al
ignm
ent,
and
indi
vidu
al n
etw
orki
ng
and
rela
tions
hip-
build
ing
Inte
grat
ing
netw
ork
goal
s in
to th
eir
annu
al p
erfo
rman
ce g
oals
Bus
ines
s un
it n
etw
ork
repr
esen
tati
ves
Thes
e re
pres
enta
tives
ser
ve th
eir b
usin
ess
unit
on th
e st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
for a
two-
lead
ers
wor
k w
ith b
usin
ess
unit
lead
ersh
ip
to id
entif
y th
e re
pres
enta
tive
base
d on
the
fo
llow
ing
crite
ria:
� � agen
t bas
ed o
n D&
I inv
olve
men
t
� idea
s, e
nerg
y an
d pe
rspe
ctiv
e to
the
netw
orks
� the
loca
l net
wor
k or
str
ong
pote
ntia
l to
take
on
a to
p le
ader
ship
role
in
the
futu
re
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
com
mit
to:
� stee
ring
com
mitt
ee m
eetin
gs,
incl
udin
g an
ann
ual i
n-pe
rson
m
eetin
g in
con
junc
tion
with
a
conf
eren
ce
�
com
mitt
ee m
embe
rs to
set
str
ateg
ic
dire
ctio
n of
the
netw
ork
� com
mitt
ee o
n is
sues
, con
cern
s an
d id
eas
gath
ered
from
the
field
� forc
es to
add
ress
spe
cific
cha
lleng
es
and
effo
rts
of th
eir n
etw
orks
� mem
bers
with
in th
eir g
eogr
aphy
or
func
tion
6
Each
net
wor
k w
ill b
e co
nven
ed b
y a
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee th
at d
evel
ops
an o
vera
ll ch
arte
r and
str
ateg
y, s
ets
prio
ritie
s an
d go
als,
and
requ
ests
a b
udge
t for
Am
eric
as-
leve
l pla
ns fo
r the
net
wor
k. T
he c
ocha
irs,
busi
ness
uni
t rep
rese
ntat
ives
, fun
ctio
nal
advi
sors
, Inc
lusi
vene
ss a
nd F
lexi
bilit
y
cons
ulta
nt w
ill m
eet f
our t
imes
a y
ear,
with
an
in-p
erso
n m
eetin
g pl
anne
d on
ce a
yea
r.
The
netw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee is
not
in
tend
ed to
be
a re
plac
emen
t for
loca
l le
ader
ship
. It i
s an
adv
isor
y bo
ard
that
set
s st
rate
gic
dire
ctio
n an
d pr
ovid
es a
foru
m
for s
harin
g kn
owle
dge
and
coor
dina
ting
effo
rts.
Loc
al c
hapt
er le
ader
ship
de
term
ines
whi
ch s
trat
egie
s to
prio
ritiz
e an
d le
vera
ge fr
om th
e ne
twor
k
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee.
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ees
prov
ide
the
abili
ty to
org
aniz
e an
d co
ordi
nate
at t
he A
mer
icas
leve
l for
eve
n
prac
tices
in a
reas
suc
h as
men
torin
g m
embe
rs c
an b
e de
velo
ped
with
kno
wle
dge
from
the
busi
ness
uni
ts th
at h
ave
alre
ady
impl
emen
ted
such
pro
gram
s. S
pons
orsh
ips
can
be c
oord
inat
ed b
etw
een
loca
l cha
pter
s
The
netw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ees
will
hav
e no
mor
e th
an 2
0 m
embe
rs e
ach
and
will
in
clud
e th
e ro
les
note
d in
this
sec
tion.
Exec
utiv
e Sp
onso
rEa
ch n
etw
ork
has
an e
xecu
tive
spon
sor
from
the
Am
eric
as O
pera
ting
Exec
utiv
e to
pro
vide
hig
h-le
vel s
trat
egic
inpu
t,
conn
ectiv
ity a
nd s
uppo
rt. U
pon
reco
mm
enda
tion
by th
e A
mer
icas
Div
ersi
ty
spon
sor i
s ap
poin
ted
by th
e A
mer
icas
M
anag
ing
Part
ner f
or a
two-
year
rota
tion,
w
hich
may
be
exte
nded
. Spo
nsor
s w
ill
gene
rally
not
be
mem
bers
of t
he n
etw
ork’
s ta
rget
ed d
emog
raph
ic.
Exec
utiv
e sp
onso
rs a
re e
xpec
ted
to:
� netw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee c
ocha
irs
and
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee
� mem
bers
to b
ette
r und
erst
and
the
netw
ork
and
mem
bers
’ nee
ds
� for v
isib
ility
, str
ateg
ic a
lignm
ent a
nd
indi
vidu
al s
pons
orsh
ip
� unde
rsta
ndin
g an
d he
lp s
olve
bu
sine
ss c
halle
nges
� lead
ersh
ip a
nd re
pres
ent t
he
dem
ogra
phic
to th
e to
p le
vels
of
the
firm
Func
tion
al a
dvis
or
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee w
ith th
eir f
unct
iona
l sp
ecia
lizat
ions
, suc
h as
recr
uitin
g,
corp
orat
e re
spon
sibi
lity,
sup
plie
r div
ersi
ty
and
busi
ness
dev
elop
men
t, et
c. T
hey
will
jo
in fo
r a tw
o-ye
ar te
rm, w
hich
may
be
ext
ende
d.
Adv
isor
s co
mm
it to
:
Atte
ndin
g an
d pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in a
ll st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
mee
tings
, in
clud
ing
an a
nnua
l in-
pers
on m
eetin
g
Prov
idin
g in
sigh
ts a
nd in
tegr
atio
n w
ith
stra
tegy
in th
eir f
unct
iona
l spa
ce
Serv
ing
on te
ams
to a
ddre
ss
spec
ific
chal
leng
es a
nd e
ffor
ts o
f th
eir n
etw
orks
Shar
ing
netw
ork
goal
s an
d ch
alle
nges
w
ith th
eir f
unct
iona
l pee
rs to
con
nect
an
d su
ppor
t ste
erin
g
com
mitt
ee e
ffor
ts
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
com
mit
tees
Exec
utiv
e sp
onso
r
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee c
ocha
irs
Busi
ness
uni
t rep
rese
ntat
ives
Func
tiona
l adv
isor
s
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
der
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
O
ffic
e co
nsul
tant
98
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
9
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Le
ader
s Th
e In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
rs
are
resp
onsi
ble
for e
xecu
ting
the
dive
rsity
an
d in
clus
iven
ess
stra
tegy
and
wor
king
w
ith lo
cal l
eade
rshi
p an
d in
clus
iven
ess
team
s at
the
busi
ness
uni
t lev
el.
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
ders
ar
e ex
pect
ed to
:
� mee
tings
at t
he A
mer
icas
leve
l to
sh
are
lead
ing
prac
tices
from
oth
er
netw
orks
and
con
sult
on n
etw
ork
stra
tegy
and
goa
ls
� with
in a
bus
ines
s un
it an
d am
ong
the
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
der
grou
p
� com
mitt
ee, l
ocal
net
wor
ks a
nd o
vera
ll in
clus
iven
ess
mes
sagi
ng
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
The
Am
eric
as D
iver
sity
and
Incl
usiv
enes
s
dire
ctor
to e
nsur
e th
at th
ere
is c
onne
ctiv
ity
and
lead
ersh
ip fo
r the
ove
rall
netw
ork
fram
ewor
k an
d st
rate
gy.
The
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
is
expe
cted
to:
�
exte
rnal
kno
wle
dge
�
the
Am
eric
as a
nd lo
cal l
evel
s
�
lead
ersh
ip ro
le a
ssig
nmen
ts a
nd
succ
essi
on p
lann
ing
� deve
lopm
ent
�
new
net
wor
ks
� inte
rnal
and
mar
ket c
onne
ctiv
ity
�
bran
d as
bes
t in
clas
s
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
A
dvis
ory
Coun
cil
Adv
isin
g on
EY’
s ov
eral
l div
ersi
ty a
nd
incl
usiv
enes
s st
rate
gy is
the
Am
eric
as
Incl
usiv
enes
s A
dvis
ory
Coun
cil.
Coch
aire
d by
Ste
ve H
owe,
Am
eric
as M
anag
ing
Part
ner,
and
Kary
n Tw
aron
ite,
Glob
al/A
mer
icas
Div
ersi
ty a
nd
incl
udes
oth
er v
ice
chai
rs a
nd s
enio
r re
pres
enta
tives
of e
ach
busi
ness
uni
t.
This
str
ateg
ic b
ody
repr
esen
ts a
ll di
men
sion
s of
incl
usiv
enes
s. It
s pr
imar
y ob
ject
ives
are
to:
� advi
sory
boa
rd to
the
Am
eric
as
Ope
ratin
g Ex
ecut
ive
and
busi
ness
un
it le
ader
ship
� and
incl
usiv
enes
s ac
ross
the
A
mer
icas
, ins
pirin
g ac
tion
an
d he
lpin
g to
driv
e ac
coun
tabi
lity
� can
be im
prov
ed to
hel
p us
reac
h ou
r di
vers
ity a
nd in
clus
iven
ess
goal
s
� acro
ss th
e fir
m
� busi
ness
uni
t inc
lusi
vene
ss s
teer
ing
com
mitt
ees
and
key
actio
ns
on th
e lo
cal l
evel
Am
eric
as le
ader
ship
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
Adv
isor
y Co
unci
l
Am
eric
as D
iver
sity
and
Incl
usiv
enes
s O
ffic
er
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
Am
eric
as D
iver
sity
and
In
clus
iven
ess
Off
icer
As
a m
embe
r of t
he A
mer
icas
Ope
ratin
g Ex
ecut
ive
Subc
omm
ittee
, the
Am
eric
as
Dive
rsity
and
Incl
usiv
enes
s O
ffic
er w
orks
cl
osel
y w
ith th
e A
mer
icas
Incl
usiv
enes
s A
dvis
ory
Coun
cil,
exec
utiv
e bo
ard,
fello
w
part
ners
and
our
peo
ple
to m
axim
ize
and
furt
her l
ever
age
the
dive
rsity
that
eac
h pe
rson
brin
gs to
the
tabl
e —
gene
ratio
ns,
cultu
ral b
ackg
roun
d, e
thni
city
, gen
der,
sexu
al o
rient
atio
n, a
bilit
ies,
exp
erie
nces
an
d ed
ucat
ion
— an
d to
ens
ure
that
all
our
peop
le fe
el in
clud
ed a
nd v
alue
d.
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
O
ffic
e co
nsul
tant
Each
net
wor
k is
sup
port
ed b
y an
Am
eric
as
cons
ulta
nt to
hel
p w
ith fa
cilit
atio
n an
d kn
owle
dge-
shar
ing.
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
Off
ice
cons
ulta
nts
are
expe
cted
to:
� com
mitt
ee m
eetin
gs
� com
mitt
ee b
udge
t and
mon
itor t
he
retu
rn o
n in
vest
men
t
� com
mitt
ee w
ith re
leva
nt b
usin
ess
grou
ps a
nd k
ey le
ader
s w
ho m
ay
prov
ide
reso
urce
sup
port
1110
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
Star
ting
a n
ew n
etw
ork
1. S
et t
he s
tage
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
are
gra
ssro
ots
orga
niza
tions
form
ed a
roun
d a
shar
ed s
et
of in
tere
sts,
exp
erie
nces
or p
ersp
ectiv
es.
Whe
n th
inki
ng a
bout
sta
rtin
g a
new
ne
twor
k, b
egin
by
conn
ectin
g w
ith th
ose
who
sha
re y
our p
oint
of v
iew
of w
hat
the
netw
ork
shou
ld b
e, a
s w
ell a
s th
ose
who
don
’t. D
iffer
ing
pers
pect
ives
will
st
reng
then
you
r ove
rall
stra
tegy
and
bu
sine
ss c
ase
and
are
at th
e he
art o
f EY’
s di
vers
ity a
nd in
clus
iven
ess
effo
rts.
To q
ualif
y fo
r app
rova
l, th
e ne
twor
k m
ust
mee
t all
the
crite
ria d
escr
ibed
in th
e in
form
atio
n re
leas
e fo
und
on p
age
20. I
t is
impo
rtan
t to
have
a fu
ll un
ders
tand
ing
of
the
polic
y be
fore
sub
mitt
ing
an a
pplic
atio
n.
Cons
ider
thes
e qu
estio
ns b
efor
e ge
ttin
g st
arte
d:
� help
with
the
deve
lopm
ent p
roce
ss?
� indi
vidu
al c
hapt
er, o
r will
it c
onne
ct
virt
ually
with
oth
er lo
catio
ns?
Is th
ere
inte
rest
in o
ther
loca
tions
?
� conn
ect m
embe
rs?
� firm
’s s
trat
egie
s an
d in
itiat
ives
?
�
with
oth
er n
etw
orks
to fo
ster
an
incl
usiv
e cu
lture
?
�
mig
ht th
e ne
twor
k co
nnec
t to
adva
nce
its e
ffor
ts?
� rela
tions
hips
that
lead
to
busi
ness
gro
wth
?U
se th
e an
swer
s to
the
abov
e to
hel
p fo
rmul
ate
a pl
an o
f act
ion.
2. E
stab
lish
a te
am
Befo
re y
ou b
egin
the
netw
ork
appl
icat
ion
proc
ess,
iden
tify
your
lead
ersh
ip te
am.
Und
erst
and
that
div
ersi
ty w
ill s
tren
gthe
n yo
ur n
etw
ork
at a
ll le
vels
.
You’
ll ne
ed to
cre
ate
a le
ader
ship
te
am th
at c
an:
� case
pos
sibl
e
� grou
nd
� � and
exte
rnal
ly
The
team
sho
uld
incl
ude:
�A p
artn
er/p
rinc
ipal
adv
isor
: A
part
ner’s
/prin
cipa
l’s in
sigh
t int
o th
e bu
sine
ss c
ase
for t
he n
etw
ork
will
ad
d si
gnifi
cant
val
ue a
nd c
redi
bilit
y
to th
e pr
oces
s.
�A n
etw
ork
stra
tegy
tea
m: T
his
team
w
ill w
ork
to c
ompl
ete
and
subm
it th
e ap
plic
atio
n. T
he s
trat
egy
team
sho
uld
incl
ude
both
clie
nt-s
ervi
ng a
nd C
ore
Busi
ness
Ser
vice
s pr
ofes
sion
als.
A B
usin
ess
Uni
t In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
r
3. D
eter
min
e th
e m
issi
on a
nd
purp
ose
of y
our
netw
ork
Dev
elop
ing
a cl
ear m
issi
on s
tate
men
t tha
t ou
tline
s th
e pu
rpos
e of
you
r net
wor
k w
ill
help
you
art
icul
ate
the
netw
ork’
s va
lue
to
ever
yone
els
e.
4. C
onst
ruct
the
ste
ps t
o su
cces
s
Afte
r you
r lea
ders
agr
ee w
ith th
e ne
twor
k m
issi
on, w
ork
out t
he s
teps
you
nee
d to
be
succ
essf
ul. T
hink
abo
ut th
e th
ree
stra
tegi
c dr
iver
s of
EY’
s ne
twor
k st
rate
gy —
en
hanc
ing
our c
ultu
re a
nd o
ur re
latio
nshi
ps
with
our
com
mun
ity a
nd o
ur c
lient
s —
and
the
way
s th
ey m
atch
the
need
s an
d in
tere
sts
of y
our c
onst
ituen
ts.
All
thre
e st
rate
gic
driv
ers
are
esse
ntia
l. H
owev
er, a
gre
ater
em
phas
is o
n cu
lture
an
d co
mm
unity
in th
e be
ginn
ing
can
mak
e it
easi
er to
eng
age
with
clie
nts
late
r.
5. C
ompl
ete
the
appl
icat
ion
Page
s 22
-23
cont
ain
the
new
net
wor
k ap
plic
atio
n, w
hich
is d
esig
ned
to c
aptu
re
the
full
scop
e of
you
r net
wor
k’s
goal
s,
stru
ctur
e an
d pr
iorit
ies.
Be
sure
to in
clud
e cl
ear e
xam
ples
of h
ow y
ou w
ill e
xecu
te
your
goa
ls.
Seek
inpu
t on
your
app
licat
ion
from
oth
er
netw
ork
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee c
ocha
irs a
nd
the
loca
l or A
mer
icas
Incl
usiv
enes
s Te
am.
Subm
it yo
ur c
ompl
eted
app
licat
ion
to th
e A
mer
icas
net
wor
k di
rect
or.
6. O
btai
n ap
prov
al fo
r yo
ur n
etw
ork
The
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
will
ass
ess
whe
ther
the
initi
al c
riter
ia h
ave
been
met
and
w
heth
er th
e pr
opos
ed n
etw
ork
mee
ts b
usin
ess
case
requ
irem
ents
.
� and
sugg
estio
ns w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed. T
he s
ubm
itter
can
then
wor
k w
ith th
e In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
r, as
wel
l as
othe
r lea
ders
, to
addr
ess
and
resu
bmit
the
appl
icat
ion.
� Am
eric
as D
iver
sity
and
Incl
usiv
enes
s O
ffic
er fo
r fin
al a
ppro
val.
1312
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
Som
e lo
catio
ns h
ave
an o
vera
ll in
clus
iven
ess
budg
et. F
undi
ng is
allo
cate
d on
an
ongo
ing
Loca
l net
wor
k bu
dget
requ
ests
are
sub
mitt
ed to
the
Regi
on In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty
Lead
er b
y th
e lo
cal e
xecu
tive
cham
pion
.
Am
eric
as b
udge
t req
uest
s ar
e su
bmitt
ed b
y th
e A
mer
icas
net
wor
k st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
co
chai
r to
the
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
. Net
wor
k st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
s pr
ovid
e gu
idan
ce
thro
ugho
ut th
e pr
oces
s.
8. L
aunc
h!
With
pla
ns a
nd le
ader
s in
pla
ce, l
et p
eopl
e kn
ow a
bout
you
r new
net
wor
k.
Our
incl
usiv
enes
s te
ams
will
pro
vide
sup
port
to h
elp
you
deve
lop
a ki
ckof
f pla
n. T
he ty
pe
of la
unch
will
dep
end
on y
our n
etw
ork’
s si
ze.
You’
ll w
ant t
o co
nsid
er:
�Com
mun
icat
ions
: The
se m
ay in
clud
e EY
Hom
e Pa
ge a
rtic
les,
voi
ce m
ails
, prin
t med
ia
and
kick
off e
vent
invi
tatio
ns. C
onsi
der h
ow th
e to
ols
iden
tifie
d on
pag
e 18
will
bui
ld
awar
enes
s of
and
con
nect
ion
with
in y
our n
etw
ork.
Kic
koff
eve
nts:
The
se c
an in
clud
e bo
th li
ve a
nd w
ebca
st a
ctiv
ities
with
ince
ntiv
es fo
r pa
rtic
ipat
ion
(e.g
., re
fres
hmen
ts, r
affle
s, n
etw
orki
ng).
Build
mom
entu
m e
arly
and
look
for e
very
opp
ortu
nity
to p
ublic
ize
the
netw
ork.
Mak
e su
re
your
mes
sagi
ng p
rovi
des
a cl
ear p
ictu
re o
f why
you
r net
wor
k ex
ists
. Inc
lude
the
goal
s yo
u ha
ve s
et, t
he p
eopl
e w
ho a
re le
adin
g an
d su
ppor
ting
the
effo
rts,
and
how
oth
ers
can
get
invo
lved
. Stir
ring
up e
xcite
men
t ear
ly o
n w
ill s
et y
ou u
p fo
r gro
wth
.
9. A
sses
s su
cces
s
New
net
wor
ks w
ill h
ave
a tw
o-ye
ar w
indo
w to
est
ablis
h th
emse
lves
, dur
ing
whi
ch
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
ders
and
the
Am
eric
as In
clus
iven
ess
Cent
er o
f Exc
elle
nce
will
pro
vide
reso
urce
s an
d su
ppor
t as
wel
l as
asse
ss th
e su
cces
s an
d su
stai
nabi
lity
of
the
netw
ork.
At th
e en
d of
the
two
year
s, a
revi
ew o
f the
net
wor
k w
ill d
eter
min
e w
heth
er it
has
met
or i
s m
akin
g su
bsta
ntia
l pro
gres
s to
war
d its
bus
ines
s ca
se o
bjec
tives
and
is fu
lly in
clus
ive
and
alig
ned
with
EY
valu
es.
7. S
tart
bui
ldin
g th
e st
ruct
ure
plan
ning
and
exe
cutio
n be
gin.
Bas
ed o
n yo
ur m
issi
on a
nd s
trat
egie
s, y
ou m
ust n
ow
cons
ider
goa
ls, g
over
nanc
e an
d fu
ndin
g fo
r yo
ur n
etw
ork.
Get
ting
your
lead
ersh
ip in
pla
ce
Thos
e w
ho in
itiat
e th
e ap
plic
atio
n pr
oces
s ty
pica
lly ta
ke o
n a
netw
ork
lead
ersh
ip
posi
tion.
The
y w
ill h
old
the
stro
nges
t un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e go
als,
role
s an
d re
spon
sibi
litie
s of
the
netw
ork
and
its
lead
ersh
ip te
am.
Sett
ing
goal
s to
ach
ieve
out
com
es
and
requ
este
d bu
dget
As
part
of t
he a
pplic
atio
n, y
ou u
sed
the
stra
tegi
c dr
iver
s of
EY’
s ne
twor
king
st
rate
gies
to d
evel
op p
riorit
ies.
Rev
isiti
ng
thos
e pr
iorit
ies,
wha
t are
the
outc
omes
you
prio
ritiz
ed it
s go
als
and
activ
ities
, you
r le
ader
s w
ill n
eed
to c
ompi
le a
bud
get
requ
est.
For a
n ex
istin
g ne
twor
k, g
oal-
sett
ing
typi
cally
take
s pl
ace
in M
arch
or
year
’s b
udge
t pla
nnin
g. A
new
net
wor
k m
ay n
eed
addi
tiona
l tim
e fo
r dis
cuss
ions
an
d ap
prov
als.
Con
cise
, mea
sura
ble
and
wel
l-alig
ned
goal
s w
ill h
ave
the
grea
test
lik
elih
ood
of a
ppro
val.
Refe
r to
the
goal
-set
ting
and
budg
etin
g se
ctio
n th
at fo
llow
s in
Enh
anci
ng a
n ex
istin
g ne
twor
k. S
ee p
ages
24-
27 fo
r ex
ampl
es o
f goa
l-set
ting
and
budg
et-
sett
ing
tool
s. T
hese
tem
plat
es m
ust b
e us
ed fo
r Am
eric
as b
udge
t req
uest
s.
Bui
ld
Laun
ch
Succ
ess
1514
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
This
sec
tion
prov
ides
a b
luep
rint f
or e
xpan
ding
the
succ
ess
of e
xist
ing
netw
orks
with
an
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
tool
s an
d dr
iver
s of
EY’
s pr
ofes
sion
al n
etw
ork
stra
tegy
. Cre
atin
g st
rong
er fo
cuse
d go
als;
leve
ragi
ng re
sour
ces
bett
er a
ligne
d to
thos
e go
als;
and
cla
rifyi
ng ro
les,
re
cogn
ition
and
suc
cess
ion
plan
ning
ena
ble
grea
ter s
ucce
ss a
nd s
usta
inab
ility
whi
le p
rovi
ding
a b
ette
r ret
urn
on in
vest
men
t for
our
Net
wor
ks g
o th
roug
h di
ffer
ent s
tage
s of
mat
urity
, usu
ally
sta
rtin
g w
ith m
ore
of a
n in
tern
al fo
cus
and
expa
ndin
g ou
twar
d. W
hile
we
wou
ld
like
to s
ee a
ll of
our
net
wor
ks a
t EY
mat
ure
into
mar
ket-l
eadi
ng p
ract
ices
, the
y ne
ed to
do
so a
t the
ir ow
n sp
eed.
Beg
in y
our u
pdat
e by
de
term
inin
g w
here
you
r net
wor
k is
and
whe
re it
wou
ld li
ke to
be.
Enha
ncin
g an
exi
stin
g ne
twor
k
Beg
inni
ng
Adv
anci
ng
Lead
ing
Has
info
rmal
str
uctu
re
Is in
tern
ally
focu
sed
Is e
vent
-driv
en
Has
form
al s
truc
ture
Colla
bora
tes
with
oth
er g
roup
s
Plan
s st
rate
gic
even
ts
Expa
nds
outw
ard
Prov
ides
liai
son
to le
ader
ship
Inte
grat
es n
etw
ork
goal
s w
ith b
usin
ess
obje
ctiv
es
Build
s bu
sine
ss o
ppor
tuni
ties
Our
cu
lture
Our
co
mm
unity
Our
cl
ient
s
1. D
eter
min
e ne
twor
k pr
iori
ties
wit
h th
e th
ree
stra
tegi
c dr
iver
s
Cult
ure,
com
mun
ity
and
clie
nts
— th
e th
ree
driv
ers
behi
nd o
ur n
etw
ork
stra
tegy
—
can
help
you
prio
ritiz
e.
All
thre
e dr
iver
s ar
e es
sent
ial.
How
ever
, an
initi
al fo
cus
on c
ultu
re a
nd c
omm
unity
is
oft
en n
eces
sary
bef
ore
enga
ging
with
cl
ient
s. If
you
r net
wor
k is
alre
ady
stro
ng in
on
e or
mor
e as
pect
s of
our
str
ateg
y, w
hich
do
you
nee
d to
focu
s on
for b
alan
ce?
2. S
et g
oals
and
a b
udge
t fo
r th
e up
com
ing
year
Stro
ng g
oals
bas
ed o
n th
e th
ree
stra
tegi
c dr
iver
s w
ill p
rovi
de v
alue
to b
oth
netw
ork
activ
ities
and
rela
tions
hips
that
will
hav
e th
e hi
ghes
t im
pact
on
your
net
wor
k an
d w
ill
lead
to s
ucce
ssfu
l out
com
es.
Cons
ider
:
� netw
ork’
s st
reng
ths
and
mat
urity
?
� mem
bers
’ nee
ds?
� achi
evin
g yo
ur g
oals?
� in th
e up
com
ing
year
?
� or b
udge
t com
pare
d to
out
com
es
prov
ided
?
� alig
n w
ith?
� mig
ht y
ou w
ork,
suc
h as
recr
uitin
g,
corp
orat
e re
spon
sibi
lity,
sup
plie
r di
vers
ity o
r Ent
repr
eneu
r Of T
he Y
ear®
?Se
e th
e ou
tcom
es-b
ased
goa
ls te
mpl
ate
on
page
s 24
-26.
Goa
l-set
ting
typi
cally
take
s pl
ace
in
budg
et-p
lann
ing,
sev
eral
mon
ths
befo
re
netw
ork
lead
ersh
ip s
houl
d co
llabo
rate
with
th
eir i
nclu
sive
ness
reso
urce
on
budg
et
deve
lopm
ent.
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e st
ruct
ure
of th
e ne
twor
k, y
our r
esou
rce
will
eith
er
be th
e Re
gion
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Le
ader
for a
loca
l net
wor
k or
the
Am
eric
as
Am
eric
as-le
vel o
r vir
tual
net
wor
k.
Crea
ting
a bu
dget
requ
est
Now
that
you
hav
e se
t goa
ls a
nd a
ctiv
ities
desi
red
outc
omes
, it’s
tim
e to
cre
ate
a bu
dget
requ
est.
Iden
tify
your
goa
ls a
nd a
ctiv
ities
that
re
quire
a b
udge
t. Se
e th
e te
mpl
ates
on
page
27
for b
udge
t req
uest
s th
at a
re
requ
ired
for t
he A
mer
icas
incl
usiv
enes
s bu
dget
but
may
als
o be
leve
rage
d by
loca
l net
wor
ks. T
empl
ates
are
org
aniz
ed
acco
rdin
g to
the
stra
tegi
c dr
iver
s an
d pr
ovid
e ex
ampl
es o
f pot
entia
l goa
ls a
nd
activ
ities
. The
y m
ay b
e us
ed to
dev
elop
the
proc
esse
s of
a ro
bust
net
wor
k in
a la
rge
Tips
for s
ucce
ssfu
l goa
l-set
ting
Less
can
be
mor
e – i
t is
bett
er to
su
ccee
d at
few
er g
reat
act
iviti
es th
an
atte
mpt
and
fail
at to
o m
any.
Iden
tify
at le
ast o
ne c
olla
bora
tive
effo
rt w
ith o
ther
net
wor
ks.
Hav
e a
mix
of a
ctiv
ities
with
cul
ture
, co
mm
unity
and
clie
nts
or a
ctiv
ities
th
at c
over
mul
tiple
driv
ers.
Be s
peci
fic w
ith h
ow y
ou w
ill m
easu
re
your
suc
cess
in o
rder
to c
eleb
rate
ac
hiev
ing
succ
ess.
Pag
e 24
-29
incl
udes
sam
ple
mea
sure
s fo
r goa
ls
and
outc
omes
.
1716
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
3. L
ever
age
your
res
ourc
es
You
now
hav
e go
als,
act
iviti
es a
nd b
udge
t pl
anni
ng w
ell u
nder
way
. Do
you
have
the
right
peo
ple
and
tool
s in
pla
ce to
hel
p m
ake
it ha
ppen
?
Your
lead
ersh
ip te
am s
houl
d in
clud
e:
Busi
ness
uni
t exe
cutiv
e ch
ampi
on
� � � repr
esen
tativ
esRo
le d
escr
iptio
ns a
re fo
und
star
ting
on
page
5 o
f thi
s do
cum
ent.
Whe
n ap
plic
able
, yo
ur n
etw
ork
may
als
o w
ork
with
the
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
and
the
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
der f
or y
our
busi
ness
uni
t.
Ther
e ar
e m
any
peop
le w
ho s
uppo
rt
loca
l net
wor
ks w
ho c
an b
e ve
ry v
alua
ble
cont
acts
. Oft
en, t
hey
need
you
r hel
p in
them
in th
e pr
oces
s. P
eopl
e to
con
side
r in
volv
ing
in y
our n
etw
ork
to h
elp
exec
ute
on y
our g
oals
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
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eric
as T
alen
t Te
am p
roje
ct
man
ager
s w
ho h
elp
with
bus
ines
s un
it in
clus
iven
ess
initi
ativ
es
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ruit
ing
prof
essi
onal
s w
ho a
re b
oth
cam
pus
and
expe
rienc
ed h
ire e
xper
ts
and
can
help
you
r net
wor
k in
tegr
ate
with
recr
uitin
g ef
fort
s
Bus
ines
s de
velo
pmen
t pr
ofes
sion
als
who
can
pro
vide
gre
at s
ales
ski
lls
and
help
mem
bers
lear
n to
leve
rage
re
latio
nshi
ps b
uilt
thro
ugh
the
netw
ork
�Com
mun
ity
enga
gem
ent
coor
dina
tors
w
ho fo
cus
on e
vent
s su
ch a
s EY
Co
nnec
t Day
and
can
off
er s
uppo
rt
durin
g co
mm
unity
fund
rais
ing
even
ts,
such
as
an A
IDS
wal
k
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ndin
g, M
arke
ting
and
Co
mm
unic
atio
ns (B
MC)
pro
fess
iona
ls
who
can
hel
p ge
t you
r mes
sage
out
to
oth
ers
�Crea
tive
Ser
vice
s G
roup
(CSG
) Des
ign
Stud
io (E
nter
pris
e Su
ppor
t Ser
vice
s – a
pa
rt o
f Cor
e Bu
sine
ss S
ervi
ces)
can
hel
p yo
u le
vera
ge S
hare
Poin
t and
oth
er fi
rm
tech
nolo
gy to
ols,
des
ign
post
ers
or la
y ou
t a n
ewsl
ette
r. Ta
p in
to th
ese
skill
s to
pr
omot
e cr
oss-
serv
ice
line
lear
ning
an
d re
latio
nshi
ps.
Oth
ers
you
may
onl
y co
nnec
t with
oc
casi
onal
ly, b
ut w
ho c
an m
ake
thin
gs
easi
er, a
re M
eeti
ng a
nd E
vent
s Se
rvic
es (M
&ES
), EY
Ass
ist,
Lea
rnin
g Co
ordi
nato
rs, E
Y K
now
ledg
e an
d H
ospi
talit
y an
d W
orkp
lace
Se
rvic
es p
erso
nnel
.
All
indi
vidu
als
and
team
s lis
ted
abov
e w
ill
have
a d
irect
impa
ct o
n th
e su
cces
s of
you
r ne
twor
k. L
ever
age
thei
r tim
e, e
xper
ienc
e an
d sk
ills
to th
e fu
llest
.
Com
mun
icat
ions
reso
urce
s ar
e im
port
ant
Whi
le c
omm
unic
atio
ns e
ffor
ts a
re ti
me-
cons
umin
g, th
ey c
an h
elp
you
leve
rage
yo
ur im
pact
mor
e th
an a
nyth
ing
else
yo
u do
. See
tips
bel
ow o
n en
hanc
ing
yo
ur s
ucce
ss.
4. E
xecu
teYo
u ha
ve th
e go
als,
bud
get,
tool
s an
d pe
ople
. Now
brin
g it
all t
oget
her b
y pu
ttin
g yo
ur g
oals
into
act
ion.
Rem
embe
r tha
t it’s
be
tter
to d
o a
few
thin
gs w
ell t
han
a lo
t of
thin
gs p
oorly
; do
wha
t you
do
right
.
Thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar, t
he n
etw
ork
lead
ers
shou
ld:
�
lead
ersh
ip te
am fo
r con
tinuo
us s
trat
egy
and
plan
ning
� busi
ness
uni
ts v
ia th
eir s
teer
ing
com
mitt
ee m
embe
rs
� � � your
Incl
usiv
enes
s an
d Fl
exib
ility
Lea
der
and
to y
our A
mer
icas
net
wor
k st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
repr
esen
tativ
e
� with
oth
er n
etw
orks
on
even
ts
and
activ
ities
Her
e ar
e a
few
tip
s:
� out —
EY
Hom
e Pa
ge a
rtic
les,
so
cial
med
ia a
nd c
onfe
renc
e ca
lls
serv
e a
purp
ose.
Cre
ate
a pl
an th
at
cons
ider
s w
hat w
orks
bes
t in
ea
ch m
ediu
m.
� to s
hare
the
wor
kloa
d, e
.g.,
if yo
u cr
eate
a n
ewsl
ette
r, ha
ve m
ultip
le
cont
ribut
ors.
If y
ou h
old
conf
eren
ce
calls
, rot
ate
lead
ersh
ip. I
f you
use
Sh
areP
oint
, fig
ure
out t
he s
ecur
ity
you
need
to s
hare
the
wor
k.
� loca
l act
iviti
es o
r com
mun
icat
ions
ch
air w
ho w
ill m
anag
e di
strib
utio
n of
com
mun
icat
ions
, inv
itatio
ns a
nd
inqu
iries
abo
ut g
ettin
g in
volv
ed.
One
key
poi
nt o
f con
tact
will
de
velo
p co
nsis
tenc
y.
1918
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
5. E
valu
ate
It’s
impo
rtan
t to
eval
uate
the
wor
k th
at y
ou
are
doin
g in
ord
er to
mak
e go
od d
ecis
ions
ab
out t
he fu
ture
and
to u
nder
stan
d an
d ce
lebr
ate
the
succ
ess
of th
e pa
st.
Eval
uate
net
wor
k go
als
and
even
ts
Afte
r eve
ry a
ctiv
ity a
nd a
s th
e ca
lend
ar
year
dra
ws
to a
clo
se, n
etw
ork
lead
ers
shou
ld a
naly
ze th
e st
reng
ths
and
limita
tions
of t
heir
effo
rts
and
netw
ork.
Su
rvey
you
r mem
bers
aft
er e
vent
s an
d an
y tim
e yo
u fe
el th
at in
volv
emen
t is
drop
ping
to
hel
p yo
u de
term
ine
wha
t is
wor
king
and
w
hat i
sn’t.
On
page
28,
see
the
sam
ple
activ
ity e
valu
atio
n re
com
men
ded
for e
very
ac
tivity
to a
sses
s ac
hiev
emen
t of t
he
desi
red
outc
omes
and
to c
olle
ct fe
edba
ck
for i
mpr
ovem
ent.
Use
dat
a ga
ther
ed
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar to
bet
ter g
auge
the
need
s of
the
targ
et a
udie
nce.
Cap
ture
the
info
rmat
ion
to im
prov
e an
d bu
ild g
oals
du
ring
the
budg
etin
g pr
oces
s fo
r the
nex
t
succ
ess
and
retu
rn o
n in
vest
men
t? R
efer
to
the
outc
omes
-bas
ed g
oals
doc
umen
t an
d m
easu
rem
ent e
xam
ples
on
page
s 24
-26
for e
xam
ples
of g
oal-b
uild
ing
with
m
easu
rem
ents
in m
ind.
Eval
uate
and
reco
gniz
e yo
ur p
eopl
e
Reco
gniti
on is
key
not
onl
y to
the
succ
ess
of y
our n
etw
ork,
but
als
o to
the
succ
ess
of th
ose
part
icip
atin
g in
it. C
ontr
ibut
ing
mem
bers
sho
uld
rece
ive
ongo
ing
feed
back
.
� feed
back
to c
omm
ittee
cha
irs a
nd th
ose
goin
g ab
ove
and
beyo
nd th
roug
hout
th
e ye
ar.
� thro
ugh
the
Reco
gniti
on A
war
d Ce
nter
in
the
US
and
BBC,
are
a g
reat
way
to
than
k th
ose
who
hav
e pu
t for
war
d ex
tra
effo
rt. A
fter
eve
ry a
ctiv
ity, t
he n
etw
ork
lead
er c
an w
ork
with
the
exec
utiv
e ch
ampi
on to
iden
tify
thos
e w
ho s
houl
d re
ceiv
e re
cogn
ition
, alo
ng w
ith th
e ty
pe
of re
cogn
ition
and
am
ount
.
� can
shar
e re
cogn
ition
and
feed
back
w
ith b
usin
ess
unit
lead
ers,
incl
udin
g an
nual
inpu
t for
PPE
DD
part
icip
ants
.
� feed
back
for t
he n
etw
ork
lead
ersh
ip
durin
g th
e pe
rfor
man
ce re
view
pro
cess
.
� lead
ersh
ip a
nd a
ccom
plis
hmen
t thr
ough
yo
ur c
omm
unic
atio
ns, a
nd h
elp
them
ga
in v
isib
ility
thro
ugho
ut th
e fir
m.
Eval
uate
for t
he fu
ture
It is
nev
er to
o ea
rly to
sta
rt c
onsi
derin
g yo
ur n
etw
ork’
s ne
xt le
ader
or l
eade
rs.
Gro
omin
g so
meo
ne to
take
ove
r is
the
best
w
ay to
gua
rant
ee th
e co
ntin
ued
succ
ess
of
the
netw
ork.
Seek
peo
ple
who
alre
ady
take
an
activ
e ro
le. L
ook
for i
ndiv
idua
ls w
ho h
ave
inve
sted
an
d w
ill c
ontin
ue to
inve
st ti
me
and
ener
gy.
Enga
gem
ent i
s ke
y. M
embe
rs w
ho h
ave
been
hig
hly
enga
ged
in th
e ne
twor
k w
ill
cont
inue
to p
ush
for s
ucce
ss in
the
futu
re.
Don
’t fo
rget
abo
ut y
our n
etw
ork
alum
ni,
thos
e w
ho h
ave
part
icip
ated
in th
e pa
st
but l
atel
y ne
eded
to fo
cus
thei
r tim
e an
d en
ergy
els
ewhe
re. R
e-en
gagi
ng v
eter
an
mem
bers
will
brin
g fr
esh
idea
s an
d m
omen
tum
bac
k to
you
r gro
up. T
hey
can
add
a w
ealth
of i
nsig
ht fr
om p
rior e
ffor
ts.
Leve
ragi
ng te
chno
logy
and
tool
s:� Ya
mm
er g
roup
to fa
cilit
ate
colla
bora
tion
acro
ss lo
catio
ns. T
here
fore
, loc
al s
peci
fic n
etw
ork
Yam
mer
gro
ups
are
disc
oura
ged
in
an e
ffor
t to
crea
te c
omm
unity
and
kno
wle
dge-
shar
ing
acro
ss th
e br
oade
r net
wor
k. P
leas
e no
te, Y
amm
er g
roup
s sh
ould
not
be
used
as
know
ledg
e re
posi
torie
s as
pos
ts th
at h
aven
’t be
en u
nact
ed u
pon
for 1
80 d
ays
are
auto
mat
ical
ly d
elet
ed.
�Shar
ePoi
nt p
rovi
des
num
erou
s op
tions
for p
roje
ct m
anag
emen
t and
sha
red
wor
k pr
oduc
ts. A
n EY
pro
fess
iona
l net
wor
ks
Shar
ePoi
nt c
omm
unity
has
bee
n es
tabl
ishe
d to
faci
litat
e co
mm
unic
atio
ns fo
r eac
h ne
twor
k w
hile
als
o en
ablin
g ea
ch to
look
ac
ross
net
wor
ks. T
he c
omm
unity
con
sist
s of
sub
com
mun
ities
for e
ach
netw
ork
to c
ontin
ue c
omm
unic
atio
ns p
revi
ousl
y fa
cilit
ated
vi
a Lo
tus
Not
es c
omm
uniti
es, w
hile
als
o co
ntai
ning
the
com
mun
icat
ions
of a
ll ne
twor
ks. L
ocal
net
wor
ks a
re e
ncou
rage
d to
le
vera
ge th
is S
hare
Poin
t com
mun
ity to
faci
litat
e th
eir c
omm
unic
atio
ns a
s w
ell.
�The
Glo
bal L
ist
Man
agem
ent
Syst
em (G
LMS)
incl
udes
sub
scrip
tion
lists
est
ablis
hed
for e
ach
netw
ork,
whi
ch p
rovi
de fi
ltere
d lis
ts fo
r eac
h lo
catio
n. L
ists
for m
embe
rshi
p si
gn-u
p ca
n be
foun
d on
the
netw
orks
pag
e of
the
Glo
bal D
&I C
HS
site
. Fo
r mor
e in
form
atio
n ab
out u
sing
you
r loc
al G
LMS,
con
tact
you
r bus
ines
s un
it In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
r or A
mer
icas
In
clus
iven
ess
Off
ice
cons
ulta
nt.
�The
Glo
bal D
&I C
HS
site
pro
vide
s in
form
atio
n, re
sour
ces
and
nam
es o
f pro
fess
iona
l net
wor
k co
ntac
ts, a
nd In
clus
iven
ess
and
Flex
ibili
ty L
eade
rs.
New
com
mun
icat
ions
tool
s ar
e al
way
s ap
pear
ing,
and
we
will
kee
p yo
u up
date
d on
thes
e re
sour
ces
thro
ugh
the
EY
prof
essi
onal
ne
twor
k co
mm
unity
in S
hare
Poin
t as
they
evo
lve.
2120
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
In
form
atio
n re
leas
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Dist
ribut
ion
Am
eric
as p
erso
nnel
Is
sue
Date
: 18-
May
-201
2 Is
suer
(s):
Nan
cy A
. Alto
bello
Is
suin
g Fu
nctio
n(s)
: Peo
ple
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
This
info
rmat
ion
rele
ase
prov
ides
gui
danc
e on
the
purp
ose
of E
Y pr
ofes
sion
al n
etw
orks
(her
eaft
er re
ferr
ed to
as
netw
orks
) and
ho
w g
roup
s qu
alify
for r
ecog
nitio
n.
Pur
pose
of n
etw
orks
Net
wor
ks a
re fo
rmed
by
EY e
mpl
oyee
s w
ho s
hare
com
mon
cha
ract
eris
tics,
exp
erie
nces
or p
urpo
se (e
.g.,
gend
er, e
thni
city
, sex
ual
oppo
rtun
ities
for m
embe
rs to
con
nect
in th
eir c
omm
uniti
es, d
evel
op le
ader
ship
ski
lls a
nd p
rom
ote
awar
enes
s ar
ound
rele
vant
insi
ghts
in th
e m
arke
tpla
ce.
Net
wor
ks h
elp
fost
er a
n in
clus
ive
cultu
re in
whi
ch a
ll pe
ople
feel
wel
com
ed, e
mpo
wer
ed a
nd v
alue
d. P
artic
ipat
ion
prov
ides
the
App
licat
ion
proc
ess
To a
chie
ve fo
rmal
reco
gniti
on, e
ach
new
gro
up m
ust u
nder
go a
n ap
plic
atio
n pr
oces
s ce
rtify
ing
that
its
mis
sion
sup
port
s EY
’s
incl
usiv
enes
s m
issi
on a
nd b
usin
ess
stra
tegy
.
• Po
tent
ial n
etw
orks
mus
t sub
mit
dire
ctly
to th
e A
mer
icas
net
wor
k di
rect
or a
n EY
pro
fess
iona
l net
wor
k ap
plic
atio
n (s
ee a
ttac
hmen
t)
alig
ned
with
the
busi
ness
cas
e re
quire
men
ts b
elow
.
• • Bus
ines
s ca
se r
equi
rem
ents
• • N
etw
orks
mus
t be
nond
iscr
imin
ator
y an
d op
en to
all
EY p
eopl
e w
ho w
ish
to p
artic
ipat
e in
goo
d fa
ith, i
nclu
ding
clie
nt-s
ervi
ng, C
ore
Busi
ness
Ser
vice
s, d
irect
con
stitu
ents
and
oth
er in
tere
sted
per
sons
.
• • A
pplic
ants
mus
t sec
ure
part
ner-
leve
l spo
nsor
ship
and
lead
ersh
ip.
• Du
e to
inde
pend
ence
and
bus
ines
s ca
se re
quire
men
ts, p
oliti
cal g
roup
s ar
e in
elig
ible
.
• M
ost i
mpo
rtan
t, th
e bu
sine
ss c
ase
mus
t add
ress
how
the
netw
ork
will
mee
t eac
h of
the
follo
win
g th
ree
com
pone
nts:
Our
cul
ture
:•
Enga
ge a
nd c
onne
ct p
eopl
e w
ith d
iver
se
pers
pect
ives
• Re
crui
t, on
boar
d an
d re
conn
ect
thro
ugh
alum
ni
• Em
pow
er a
nd d
evel
op ta
lent
• Fo
ster
an
envi
ronm
ent t
hat i
s ac
cess
ible
, w
elco
min
g an
d su
ppor
tive
of p
erso
nal
and
prof
essi
onal
nee
ds
Our
com
mun
ity:
• Co
nnec
t to
othe
rs a
nd th
e co
mm
unity
• Le
vera
ge o
ur in
tern
al c
omm
unity
to
conn
ect w
ith a
nd s
uppo
rt e
xter
nal
com
mun
ities
• Pr
omot
e an
d su
ppor
t EY’
s re
puta
tion
as
an in
clus
ive
lead
er w
here
we
live
and
wor
k
• Pr
omot
e aw
aren
ess,
und
erst
andi
ng, t
he
cele
brat
ion
of d
iffer
ence
s an
d a
sens
e
of b
elon
ging
Our
clie
nts:
• En
hanc
e bu
sine
ss re
latio
nshi
ps th
roug
h
• Ga
ther
kno
wle
dge
and
info
rmat
ion
to
stre
ngth
en o
ur b
usin
ess
• Co
nnec
t with
pot
entia
l clie
nts,
shar
ed in
tere
sts
• Bu
ild li
felo
ng re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith o
ur
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l clie
nts
Rec
ogni
tion
and
res
ourc
es:
• N
etw
orks
may
use
the
EY a
nd n
etw
ork
nam
es to
geth
er (e
.g.,
the
EY P
rofe
ssio
nal W
omen
’s N
etw
ork)
for s
igna
ge, c
omm
unic
atio
ns, e
vent
s an
d m
arke
ting.
• N
etw
ork
part
icip
atio
n w
ill b
e re
cogn
ized
as
peop
le, q
ualit
y, g
row
th o
r ope
ratio
nal e
xcel
lenc
e ac
tiviti
es in
the
perf
orm
ance
de
velo
pmen
t pro
cess
.
• • N
etw
orks
see
king
fund
ing
mus
t sub
mit
annu
al g
oals
, bud
get r
eque
sts
and
busi
ness
pla
ns to
the
or A
mer
icas
net
wor
k di
rect
or. F
undi
ng
shou
ld a
lso
be c
onsi
dere
d fr
om re
leva
nt p
roce
ss o
wne
rs a
nd s
ourc
es in
clud
ing,
but
not
lim
ited
to, I
nclu
sive
ness
Rec
ruiti
ng, M
arke
ting,
Co
mm
unity
Eng
agem
ent a
nd B
usin
ess
Deve
lopm
ent.
Our
cu
lture
Our
co
mm
unity
Our
cl
ient
s
2322
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
orks
A
pplic
atio
nSu
bmit
appl
icat
ions
to C
hris
Cre
spo,
Am
eric
as n
etw
ork
dire
ctor
, as
per t
he in
form
atio
n re
leas
e on
EY
prof
essi
onal
net
wor
ks,
SCO
RE n
o. K
K083
0.
1W
hat i
s th
e na
me
of y
our p
ropo
sed
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal n
etw
ork?
Ple
ase
refe
r to
our E
Y br
andi
ng p
rinci
ples
on
The
Bran
ding
Zo
ne fo
r gui
danc
e.
2W
ho is
you
r tar
get a
udie
nce?
3A
ll ne
twor
ks m
ust b
e no
n-di
scrim
inat
ory
and
open
to a
ll EY
peo
ple
who
wis
h to
par
ticip
ate
in g
ood
faith
. Des
crib
e ho
w
your
pro
pose
d ne
twor
k w
ill b
e w
elco
min
g to
eve
ryon
e, in
clud
ing
thos
e w
ith d
iver
gent
per
spec
tives
.
4 W
ho w
ill b
e th
e po
int o
f con
tact
, and
how
man
y pe
ople
are
cur
rent
ly in
volv
ed?
5W
ho w
ill b
e th
e PP
EDD
-leve
l spo
nsor
or l
eade
r?
6W
hat i
s th
e m
issi
on s
tate
men
t of y
our p
ropo
sed
netw
ork?
7O
utlin
e ho
w y
our p
ropo
sed
netw
ork
will
add
ress
eac
h of
the
thre
e st
rate
gic
driv
ers
guid
ing
the
EY p
rofe
ssio
nal.
Incl
ude
exam
ples
of p
rofe
ssio
nal d
evel
opm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties,
pot
entia
l spe
aker
s an
d ot
her a
ctiv
ities
that
may
rela
te to
eac
h.
Our
cul
ture
At E
Y, w
e co
nsid
er o
ur p
eopl
e cu
lture
an
impo
rtan
t com
petit
ive
adva
ntag
e. W
e w
ant
to e
nhan
ce o
ur n
etw
orks
to s
tren
gthe
n th
at
cultu
re. N
etw
orks
can
em
pow
er e
ach
of u
s to
dev
elop
per
sona
lly a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nally
. At
the
sam
e tim
e, th
ey c
an h
elp
us le
arn
how
to
be
incl
usiv
e le
ader
s by
enc
oura
ging
us
to
supp
ort e
ach
othe
r. A
nd th
ey c
an a
ttra
ct a
Our
cu
lture
Our
co
mm
unity
Our
cl
ient
s
Our
com
mun
ity
We
wan
t to
impr
ove
our n
etw
orks
’ abi
lity
to
crea
te in
tern
al c
omm
uniti
es; t
o gi
ve th
eir
mem
bers
a s
ense
of b
elon
ging
; and
, at t
he
sam
e tim
e, to
giv
e ba
ck to
the
com
mun
ities
ar
ound
us.
We
know
that
our
net
wor
ks
offe
r a re
al o
ppor
tuni
ty to
add
lust
er to
EY
’s re
puta
tion
whe
re w
e liv
e an
d w
ork.
Our
clie
nts
We
wan
t to
empo
wer
our
net
wor
ks to
co
nnec
t us
with
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l cl
ient
s an
d ke
y st
akeh
olde
rs in
the
mar
ketp
lace
. We
know
that
net
wor
ks c
an
impr
ove
our b
usin
ess
rela
tions
hips
ove
rall
can
impr
ove
clie
nt s
ervi
ce. A
t EY,
whe
n w
e ha
rnes
s th
e po
wer
of o
ur d
iffer
ence
s, w
e de
liver
the
high
est-q
ualit
y w
ork.
Not
e: If
the
netw
ork
appl
icat
ion
is a
ppro
ved,
you
r EY
prof
essi
onal
net
wor
k w
ill h
ave
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
requ
est r
esou
rces
upo
n th
e su
bmis
sion
of a
nnua
l goa
ls a
nd a
bus
ines
s pl
an to
the
loca
l Inc
lusi
vene
ss a
nd F
lexi
bilit
y Le
ader
(IFL
) or t
he A
mer
icas
net
wor
k st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
coc
hair
for c
onsi
dera
tion.
2524
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
Cult
ure
— En
gage
and
con
nect
peo
ple
with
div
erse
per
spec
tives
; rec
ruit,
onb
oard
and
reco
nnec
t thr
ough
alu
mni
; em
pow
er a
nd
deve
lop
tale
nt a
nd fo
ster
an
envi
ronm
ent t
hat i
s ac
cess
ible
, wel
com
ing
and
supp
ortiv
e of
per
sona
l and
pro
fess
iona
l nee
ds
Goa
lsD
esire
d ou
tcom
esPo
ssib
le a
ctiv
itie
s
• D
evel
op n
etw
orki
ng, p
rese
ntat
ion,
ne
gotia
tion
or le
ader
ship
ski
lls•
Eval
uatio
ns fr
om p
artic
ipan
ts n
otin
g sk
ill
deve
lopm
ent
• O
btai
n th
e nu
mbe
r of p
artic
ipan
ts a
t ac
tiviti
es, n
umbe
r of p
eopl
e pr
esen
ting
or s
peak
ing
and
num
ber o
f mem
bers
in
lead
ersh
ip ro
les
• H
ost t
rain
ing
• H
ost o
ppor
tuni
ties
to s
peak
and
pr
esen
t (e.
g., l
unch
and
lear
n)
• Br
eak
up ta
sks
to p
rovi
de le
ader
ship
sk
ill d
evel
opm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
mor
e pe
ople
, e.g
., le
adin
g co
mm
unity
out
reac
h
• En
gage
and
dev
elop
mem
bers
• In
crea
sed
rete
ntio
n an
d pr
omot
ion
of
mem
bers
• O
ngoi
ng fe
edba
ck fo
r all
with
le
ader
ship
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
• Cr
eate
men
torin
g pa
irs fo
r lun
ches
• Se
t up
a m
ento
ring
prog
ram
in n
etw
ork
• Pr
ovid
e fe
edba
ck ti
ps —
lunc
h, le
arn
and
do
• At
trac
t rec
ruits
to th
e fir
m
• In
tegr
atio
n of
net
wor
k in
to re
crui
ting
stra
tegy
and
act
iviti
es
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f mem
bers
invo
lved
in
recr
uitin
g pr
oces
s•
Recr
uitin
g co
ntac
t for
net
wor
k•
Cand
idat
es re
crui
ted
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f rec
ruiti
ng e
vent
s
• Ra
ise
awar
enes
s w
ithin
recr
uitin
g te
am•
Educ
ate
mem
bers
on
recr
uitin
g•
Conn
ect w
ith p
rofe
ssio
nal a
ssoc
iatio
ns
and
conf
eren
ces
• Co
mm
unic
ate
succ
esse
s of
the
netw
ork
• Co
ntrib
utio
ns to
Am
eric
as o
r bus
ines
s un
it co
nnec
tions
• Su
cces
sful
out
reac
h or
pro
gram
• N
ewsl
ette
rs, s
ocia
l med
ia•
Conf
eren
ce c
alls
• M
eetin
gs
• Id
entif
y im
prov
emen
ts in
ben
efits
or
polic
y •
A m
ore
incl
usiv
e w
ork
envi
ronm
ent
• Im
prov
ed re
sults
of s
urve
ys a
mon
g ne
twor
k m
embe
rs
• Re
sear
ch le
adin
g pr
actic
es in
oth
er
com
pani
es•
Iden
tify
gaps
in o
ur p
olic
ies
or b
enef
its
thro
ugh
disc
ussi
on, s
urve
ys
Com
mun
ity
— Co
nnec
t to
othe
rs a
nd th
e co
mm
unity
bas
ed o
n co
mm
on a
ffin
ities
; lev
erag
e ou
r int
erna
l com
mun
ity to
con
nect
with
an
d su
ppor
t ext
erna
l com
mun
ities
; pro
mot
e an
d su
ppor
t EY’
s re
puta
tion
as a
n in
clus
ive
lead
er w
here
we
live
and
wor
k; p
rom
ote
awar
enes
s, u
nder
stan
ding
, the
cel
ebra
tion
of d
iffer
ence
s an
d a
sens
e of
bel
ongi
ng
Goa
lsD
esire
d ou
tcom
esPo
ssib
le a
ctiv
itie
s
• Ed
ucat
e EY
peo
ple
on y
our d
iver
sity
di
men
sion
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f eva
luat
ions
from
pe
ople
par
ticip
atin
g in
lear
ning
eve
nts
• In
crea
se in
num
bers
of e
vent
s,
trai
ning
s, c
omm
unic
atio
ns, e
tc.,
in
whi
ch e
duca
tiona
l too
ls o
r mes
sage
s ar
e in
clud
ed
• H
ost l
unch
and
lear
ns, w
ebin
ars
• Cr
eate
tool
s an
d re
sour
ces
and
inte
grat
e in
to e
xist
ing
EY a
ctiv
ities
or
com
mun
icat
ions
• In
crea
se n
etw
ork
mem
bers
hip
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f peo
ple
on m
ailin
g lis
t•
Incr
ease
in n
etw
ork
pres
ence
in a
ll lo
catio
ns•
Incr
ease
in in
form
atio
n di
strib
uted
to n
ew
EY e
mpl
oyee
s•
Incr
ease
in d
iver
sity
of m
embe
rshi
p
• Su
bmit
EY H
ome
Page
art
icle
s •
Net
wor
king
eve
nts
• O
nboa
rdin
g an
d ne
twor
k fr
iend
s an
d pe
ers
• En
gage
alli
es a
nd d
iver
sity
in n
etw
ork
• W
ork
with
oth
er lo
cal E
Y ne
twor
ks to
co
ordi
nate
and
alig
n ef
fort
s•
Incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of s
hare
d an
d co
mbi
ned
activ
ities
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f act
ivity
pa
rtic
ipan
ts
• N
etw
ork
fair
of a
ll ne
twor
ks•
Roun
dtab
le o
n sh
ared
cha
lleng
es•
Team
ing
on s
hare
d ev
ents
or f
und-
rais
ers
• Bu
ild c
onne
ctio
ns s
o m
embe
rs fe
el a
se
nse
of b
elon
ging
whi
le e
xpan
ding
th
eir i
nter
nal n
etw
orks
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f peo
ple
part
icip
atin
g in
net
wor
k ac
tiviti
es a
nd
lead
ersh
ip•
Incr
ease
in e
valu
atio
ns o
f net
wor
k ac
tiviti
es
• N
etw
orki
ng a
ctiv
ities
, vol
unte
er
activ
ities
, rec
reat
iona
l and
cul
tura
l ac
tiviti
es•
Team
ing
on a
ctiv
ities
, pro
ject
s or
ov
eral
l pla
nnin
g•
Team
ing
on a
ctiv
ities
with
oth
er E
Y ne
twor
ks
• Co
llabo
rate
with
ext
erna
l org
aniz
atio
ns
that
sha
re th
e ne
twor
k’s
valu
es a
nd
purp
ose
• In
crea
se in
num
ber o
f org
aniz
atio
ns th
e ne
twor
k su
ppor
ts w
ith v
olun
teer
tim
e,
spon
sors
hip,
etc
.•
Incr
ease
in v
olun
teer
ing
hour
s or
pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in o
rgan
izat
ion’
s ev
ents
and
ac
tiviti
es•
Incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of m
embe
rs w
ith
lead
ersh
ip ro
les
in o
rgan
izat
ions
that
als
o ha
ve c
lient
or t
arge
t con
tact
lead
ers
• M
embe
r par
ticip
atio
n in
fund
rais
ing
or s
pons
ored
eve
nts,
vol
unte
erin
g,
proj
ects
and
oth
er o
rgan
izat
ion
activ
ities
• Le
ader
ship
opp
ortu
nitie
s su
ch a
s be
com
ing
a m
embe
r of t
he b
oard
of
dire
ctor
s.
Out
com
es b
ased
goa
l-set
ting
te
mpl
ate
The
follo
win
g ar
e ex
ampl
es o
f goa
ls, o
utco
mes
and
act
iviti
es fo
r ea
ch d
rive
r.
2726
Toge
ther
we
mak
e th
ings
hap
pen
Clie
nts
— En
hanc
e bu
sine
ss re
latio
nshi
ps th
roug
h ou
r aff
inity
net
wor
ks; g
athe
r kno
wle
dge
and
info
rmat
ion
to s
tren
gthe
n ou
r bus
ines
s;
conn
ect w
ith p
oten
tial c
lient
s, s
take
hold
ers
and
influ
ence
rs th
roug
h sh
ared
inte
rest
s; b
uild
life
long
rela
tions
hips
with
our
inte
rnal
and
ex
tern
al c
lient
s
Goa
lsD
esire
d ou
tcom
esPo
ssib
le a
ctiv
itie
s
• Bu
ild re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith c
lient
s an
d ta
rget
s•
Incr
ease
in e
vent
s an
d ac
tiviti
es th
at
netw
ork
mem
bers
par
ticip
ated
in w
ith
clie
nt a
nd ta
rget
col
leag
ues
• In
crea
se in
rela
tions
hips
upd
ated
in
Inte
rAct
ion
(CRM
)•
Incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of m
eetin
gs to
hel
p bu
sine
sses
with
net
wor
k an
d D&
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