Membership Information
Inform USA Membership is the standard of excellence for Information and Referral professionals. Together, we advance the sector through networking, advocacy, best practices, and support.
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Platinum Membership
ANNUAL INVESTMENT of $585
Our best value & most popular option for nonprofit and government organizations. Benefits applicable to all staff & volunteers of the Platinum member organization.
Benefits applicable to all staff & volunteers of the Platinum member organization.
- Free job postings on the Inform USA I&R Job Board
- Inform USA Certification member pricing ($125 v. $300 for non-members)
- Inform USA In-Person Conference registration member pricing
- Inform USA Accreditation member pricing ($6,000 v. $9,000 for non-members)
- One hard copy of the 3-volume 700-page Inform USA I&R Training Manual, plus a bookmarked PDF that can be shared with all staff, plus separate PDFs for more than 300 test questions and answers, and a trainers’ slide deck (value $450 for non-Platinum members). This year's edition aligns with the Inform USA Standards and contains nearly 40 new training scenarios.
- Reduced pricing on additional hard copies of the Inform USA I&R Training Manual ($75 each)
- Access for all staff and volunteers to free Inform USA webinars and archived training material at our Inform USA Learn Platform.
- Option to create your own Learning Management System (that allows you to create training programs) through the Inform USA Learn Platform.
- Access to special rates on telephone interpretation & bilingual staff testing from LanguageLine Solutions
- Access to preferred pricing for cloud telephony services from NICEinContact
- Team access to the Inform USA Networker – a private knowledge portal for Inform USA Members that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads.
- Voting privileges.
Membership in the Inform USA (AIRS) state/regional Affiliate where applicable
Gold Membership
ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF $330
Gold & Silver levels are distinguished by the program budgets of their nonprofit or government organizations. Gold is for budgets over $100,000, and Silver is for under $100,000.
Gold & Silver levels are distinguished by the program budgets of their nonprofit or government organizations. Gold is for budgets over $100,000, and Silver is for under $100,000.
Benefits applicable to all staff & volunteers of the Gold Member organization:
- Inform USA Certification member pricing ($150 v. $300 for non-members)
- Inform USA In-Person Conference registration member pricing
- Access for all staff and volunteers to free Inform USA webinars, training material on the AIRS Learn Platform, and member pricing for online training.
- Access to special rates on telephone interpretation and bilingual staff testing from LanguageLine Solutions
- Team access to the Inform USA Networker – a private knowledge portal for members that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads.
- Voting privileges
- Inform USA Accreditation member pricing ($6,000 v. $9,000 for non-members)
- Membership in the Inform USA (AIRS) state/regional Affiliate where applicable
Silver Membership
ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF $225
Gold & Silver levels are distinguished by the annual I&R program budgets of their nonprofit or government organizations. Gold is for budgets over $100,000, and Silver is for budgets under $100,000.
Gold & Silver levels are distinguished by the program budgets of their nonprofit or government organizations. Gold is for budgets over $100,000, and Silver is for under $100,000.
Benefits applicable to all staff & volunteers of the Gold Member organization:
- Inform USA Certification member pricing ($150 v. $300 for non-members)
- Inform USA In-Person Conference registration member pricing
- Access for all staff and volunteers to free Inform USA webinars, training material on the AIRS Learn Platform, and member pricing for online training.
- Access to special rates on telephone interpretation and bilingual staff testing from LanguageLine Solutions
- Team access to the Inform USA Networker – a private knowledge portal for members that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads.
- Voting privileges
- Inform USA Accreditation member pricing ($6,000 v. $9,000 for non-members)
- Membership in the Inform USA (AIRS) state/regional Affiliate where applicable
Individual Membership
ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF $99
Available only to:
- Students
- Retired information and referral or community navigation practitioners (i.e., folks who have been previously working for an Inform USA member organization)
- Military members (including veterans) or
- Inform USA Certification holders whose agencies (either nonprofit or governmental) will not take out a membership.
Anyone outside this definition cannot be an individual member.
- Inform USA Certification member pricing ($150 v. $300 for non-members)
- Inform USA In-Person Conference registration member pricing
- Access for all staff and volunteers to free Inform USA webinars, training material on the AIRS Learn Platform, and member pricing for online training.
- Receive regular information emails from Inform USA on I&R news
- Access to the Inform USA Networker – a private knowledge portal for members that has more than 5,000 members and contains thousands of documents and discussion threads
- Voting privileges
- Membership in AIRS state/regional Affiliate where applicable
Commercial Associate Membership
ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF $925
Designed for commercial, for-profit organizations engaged within the I&R sector. For-profit organizations cannot join at any other level.
- Inform USA Certification member pricing.
- Inform USA Conference registration member pricing.
- Inform USA Accreditation member pricing.
- Ability to have posted (approved by Inform USA staff) up to two information messages a year (e.g. webinars, new products) on the Inform USA Networker.
- Ability to submit up to 2 blog articles/year. Articles must provide practical guidance or thought leadership that is not product-specific. No sales pitches!
- Access for all staff and volunteers to free Inform USA webinars and archived training material at our Inform USA Learn Platform.
- When offering a discount on a product/service, Commercial Members can be featured on the Vendor Discounts page and be featured in an annual e-mail update.