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Join Recognition Professionals

Get recognition to the top of your organization's list of priorities with your membership to Recognition Professionals International (RPI). Your membership gains you access to the world’s foremost association for organizational recognition, complete with the latest resources and insight, certified training and networking among active leaders in the field.

RPI is endorsed by top authorities in the industry, has an impressive membership of Fortune 500 organizations, and is the only association offering Certified Recognition Professional (CRP) courses. Join an elite group of professionals who understand the importance of recognition by becoming a member today!




Basic Membership

Free Membership - Practitioners Only

  • Receive RPI's newsletter, Recognition News and all live webinars.
  • Limited access to the Association's members-only website section
  • Discount on RPI offerings.

Premium Membership

$195 Practitioner Membership Only ($145 until October 31 with promocode: UpgradePPM) 

  • Free live and on-demand webinar series.
  • Access to archive of all past webinars and trainings.
  • Access to two cutting edge journals - Human Resource Management International Digest and Strategic Review
  • Discounted rates to the Certified Recognition Professional (CRP) program, the only recognition certification approved by the International Association for Continuing Education Excellence (IACET) - The Standard for Lifelong Learning.
  • Access to all RPI Best Practice Standards white papers.
  • Discounted rate for the RPI’s annual conference and educational seminars hosted by some of the country's most respected organizations.
  • Unrestricted access the members-only section of RPI's website, where you'll find answers to your questions, informative articles, success stories, online discussions, member contact information and advance notice of upcoming recognition events.
  • Receive RPI's newsletter, Recognition News.
  • This membership is only for practitioners organizations not providing services or platforms for practitioners. If you are selling to practitioners, you must become a Business Partner member.

Business Partners

Join RPI with a Business Partner membership! Experience all the benefits of a premium membership while gaining additional brand exposure for your company. Whether you are a business of 1 or 1,000 - RPI has a membership for you!

Member Testimonials

Tonda Ferguson

"It was not until I became a part of RPI that I learned there was a very meaningful strategy when it comes to the art of recognition." Read more about Recognition at Southwest

Tonda Ferguson, CRP

Southwest Airlines
Senior Director Employee Engagement & Travel


For more information or to mail in your membership form, download the Practitioner Membership Form Here