Build your unique internal event strategy

Internal events have the power to fuel your organization, but it's time-consuming to plan one at a time. When you build an internal event program aligned with the employee journey, you can better plan and measure the success of your events.

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Keep employees engaged, motivated, and loyal

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Offer workshops and breakout activities

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Recognize and celebrate employees

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Set annual goals and strategic initiatives

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Encourage professional development

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Promote teamwork and collaboration

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Improve employee engagement and retention with your internal event program

Large or complex events
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Large events inspire and inform employees through a mix of seminars, training workshops, guest speakers, breakout discussions, and team-building activities. Lasting from a few hours to a few days, these events can take place in person, virtual, or both.

Technology recommendations:

  • Event registration
  • Mobile event app
  • Check-in & badging
  • Room block management
  • Budgeting
  • Venue & vendor sourcing
  • Session scanning & attendee tracking
Mid-sized or less complex events
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Designed to deliver personalized experiences for your VIPs, mid-sized events require careful planning. They usually require unique locations and offer rare experiences, making them most suited for in-person events.

Technology recommendations:

  • Event registration
  • Mobile event app
  • Check-in & badging
  • Budgeting
  • Venue & vendor sourcing
Smaller or simple events
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Educate and motivate your employees with those smaller events that often run outside of your typical event program. With the growing workforce, many of these need to be available in person, virtual, or even on-demand.

Technology recommendations:

  • Event registration
  • Check-in & badging
  • Surveys

Internal events by the numbers

37%

of employees' time is spent in meetings

–Skift Meetings

55%

of planners say managing internal events is more complex than external events

–Internal Events by Numbers

64%

of employers say that internal events support employee retention

–Skift Meetings

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How CHG Healthcare engaged their employees and gave back to the community

“One of CHG’s core values is putting people first. Our people are very passionate about giving back to the communities in which they live and work," says Annie Gingrich, Manager of Corporate Events.

For their annual Making a Difference volunteer week, the CHG Healthcare team used Cvent to create a powerful giving experience—raising an incredible $647,000 to give back to the community.

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Event tech for internal events

Event Registration

Capture registrations

OnArrival

Seamless check-in and badging

Attendee Hub Mobile App

Make events more accessible

Exchange

Find venues and design your event

Attendee Hub

Offer a virtual experience

Surveys and Feedback

Collect employee feedback

Resources

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eBook

The Ultimate Guide to Internal Events

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eBook

Technology Buying Guide for the New Event Landscape

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