Pricing & Benefits
A comprehensive breakdown of membership levels, associated pricing, and membership benefits.
All dues are valid for twelve months from the date of joining.*
Full Membership
$200/year
Individuals eligible as full members in IONL are registered nurses currently in leadership positions in any patient care provider organizations, faculty positions in health care education agencies and graduate students in health care leadership and management. Full members have full rights including but not limited to presenting motions, voting, serving on and chairing committees and holding office.
A full member is a registered nurse who:
- Has responsibility for management and/or leadership of the patient care process, or
- Manages financial resources in health care, or
- Manages and directs appropriate allocation and utilization of human resources in healthcare, or
- Provides education and/or consultation to health care providers or consumers of healthcare or nursing students, or
- Provides healthcare in an advanced and/or independent practice role, or
- Designs, conducts, or evaluates research in healthcare, or
- Conducts accreditation/licensing surveys of healthcare institutions, or
- Publishes, edits, or authors for a healthcare publication, or
- Provides leadership in regulatory and other nursing and health care organizations, or
- Is past president of IONL, IONE, ICNM or AONE/AONL regardless of current work position.
Recent Graduate Member
$100/year
Recent Graduate membership is for those who meet the qualifications for Full member but are within their first year following graduation. Recent Graduate membership is only available for one year.
Affliate Member
$75/year
- Former IONL, IONE, and ICNM members who have retired.
- Full members who are unemployed after one membership renewal period. (This member may remain an associate member until re-employed.)
- Associate members may not vote, chair committees or hold office, but may serve on a committee.
Honorary Member
Complimentary
- Honorary membership is reserved for distinguished members of the nursing profession who have made significant contribution to IONL.
- The person shall be nominated by a full member. This nomination shall consist of a resolution to the Board for review and recommendation.
- A candidate shall be approved by a majority vote of membership present and voting.
- Honorary members will not pay dues, and may not vote, chair committees or hold office, but may serve on a committee.
Student Member
$50/year
Students are encouraged to join IONL at a discounted annual rate of $50.00. Student memberships require proof of student status and are available for a maximum of 5 years. Applicants must be:
- Full- or part-time doctoral or master’s degree students across the nursing continuum.
- Full- or part-time undergraduate students aspiring to obtain a future role across the nursing continuum.
Acceptable proof of student status for IONL membership and registration may include:
- A copy of your University/College/School ID card with valid semester marking
- Registrar/Bursar receipt for current semester registration/charges
- Grade report from current semester
- A letter from University/College/School official verifying student status
Please upload your proof of student students during online membership application, or email proof of student status to info@ionl.org.
Membership Benefits
IONL Unlocks Leadership Skills
Through IONL’s professional development opportunities, ranging from free webinars to immersive fellowship training programs, you can learn and refine the leadership skills you need to advance in today’s nursing profession.
IONL Opens Career Opportunities
IONL’s Career Center offers expanded job opportunities and reach for both job seekers and employers.
Earn Continuing Education hours to meet requirements for advanced certifications.
IONL Connects to Fellow Nurses in Illinois
Through programs and events as well as committee and volunteer work, you gain direct access to nursing peers and esteemed leaders in Illinois, essential for collaboration as well as personal and professional growth.
Stay Informed with IONL
Don’t be surprised by policy changes ever again. IONL will keep you up to date on national and local health policy issues.
IONL Advocacy
IONL is active in collaborative advocacy efforts with industry colleagues and partners on behalf of all Illinois nurses.
IONL Discounts
Receive exclusive discounts on professional development education and employment listings on IONL’s Career Center.
“I am excited to finally be a member; I have so much to learn as a new leader! My nursing career began at Rush University in the Rehabilitation Department, where I was a nursing assistant and staff nurse for about 8 years. I was then offered the interim position of Assistant Unit Director, and being new to the leadership world, was unsure if it was where I wanted my career to go. Having been exposed to IONL by colleagues who are members, I was inspired to continue my leadership role. A leader once told me ‘Once you have a taste of leadership, you cannot go back’. It rings true to this day. I realize now more than ever how valuable an IONL membership is to a nursing leader and how it can help open so many more opportunities.”
*All memberships renew one year past the most recent join/renewal date.
*Membership dues are individual, non-refundable, and non-transferable.