Dual Membership FAQs

A journey to growth and opportunities is best done with trusted partners alongside you, all advancing together. In this spirit of partnership, and with the goal of long-term maximization of membership benefits and growth for our members, CI-SHRM is excited to more fully align ourselves with SHRM by implementing the Dual Membership Program.


You are cordially invited to join in on the journey. Connect, collaborate, learn, and grow through access to resources at the national and local level!



Being a SHRM member + a local chapter member provides you with exclusive resources you can rely on to advance your career. Join or renew today and experience the best of both worlds!

CI-SHRM annual dues will be $46 (new lower price!). National SHRM dues are currently $264 per year, making the total cost $310 for Dual Membership through both organizations. Discounts are available for 2-year and 3-year memberships.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a global professional society with over 300,000 members.  SHRM is focused on empowering people and workplaces by advancing HR practices and maximizing human potential to build a world of work that works for all. They provide a comprehensive suite of resources, tools, and templates that are utilized on a daily basis to assist their members in delivering exceptional results for their organizations.


Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management (CI-SHRM) is the official SHRM affiliate/local chapter for people living, learning, and working in the Greater Des Moines/Central Iowa area. CI-SHRM provides our members with networking and educational opportunities to get connected at the local level with fellow HR professionals.

  • Simplification. Members can now be part of CI-SHRM and SHRM National for a single price. One invoice, one payment, one renewal date. Members no longer have to keep track of two separate memberships, as they will be combined into one. 
  • A streamlined pathway to receive the benefits of a national organization linked with a local perspective and presence resulting in double the expertise.
  • CI-SHRM will now have access to nationally recognized speakers, giving our members high quality education opportunities.
  • Via our alignment with National SHRM, credibility and strength in numbers will increase our effectiveness to represent HR professionals in the Central Iowa SHRM.
  • Direct access to SHRM’s educational programs, services, toolkit and resources so that you can more quickly advance in your career or further your knowledge.

By being a member of both SHRM and Central Iowa SHRM, you have access to the following benefits:


Through SHRM

  • Access to a network of HR experts and 300,000+ business and HR leaders.
  • Assists you with compliance, and provides up-to-date HR news, webcasts, and legal resources.
  • Renowned resources to navigate the ever-changing landscape of HR.
  • Earn internationally recognized professional certifications.
  • Additional benefits outlined here.

Through CI-SHRM

  • Connection to an award-winning chapter that has been the HR go-to resource in the Central Iowa area for HR professionals, vendors, students, and those who have an interest in HR.
  • Accredited meetings and events for SHRM recertification.
  • Legal and legislative update forums as they become available.
  • Networking, connecting, and learning at in-person meetings (multiple throughout the year!)
  • Member only access to certain events, webinars, and educational opportunities.
  • Additional benefits outlined here. 

Those who currently have a membership with SHRM and are looking to join CI-SHRM can “add on” the chapter membership to your national profile. To “add on” the local membership, you will pay a prorated amount that aligns to the expiration date of your existing SHRM membership. Please click here for additional instructions.

Becoming a dual member is easy, as it is all captured in one transaction! You  can simply click here to join SHRM, and “add on” Central Iowa SHRM chapter membership through the registration process.

If you are not currently an HR practitioner but would like to be part of Central Iowa SHRM and connect with our membership, we encourage you to join as a vendor. Vendors receive the same membership benefits as regular members but are not required to be a member of SHRM National. To learn more about our vendor partner option, please click here. The cost to join as a vendor partner is $300 annually. 

If you are not currently an HR practitioner but would like to be part of Central Iowa SHRM and connect with our membership, we encourage you to join through our student or retiree membership. You will receive the same membership benefits as regular members but are not required to be a member of SHRM National. To learn more about this membership option, please contact us at info@ci-shrm.org. The cost of the student membership to join CI-SHRM is $0.  The retiree membership is $46 annually.  


Student memberships are available to individuals who are:

  • enrolled either as full-time or part-time students, at freshman standing or higher;
  • enrolled in the equivalent of at least six (6) credit hours;
  • enrolled in a four-year or graduate institution and/or a consortium of these or a two-year community college with a matriculation agreement between it and a four-year college or university which provides for automatic acceptance of the community college students into the four-year college or university;
  • able to provide verification of a demonstrated emphasis in human resource management subjects, and
  • able to provide verification of the college or university's human resources or related degree program. Student members may not vote or hold office in the Chapter
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