who we are |

"Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs."
Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD

The Center for Nonviolent Communication is a global organization that supports the learning and sharing of NVC, and helps people peacefully and effectively resolve conflicts in personal, organizational, and political settings.

CNVC is a steward of the integrity of the NVC process and a nexus point of NVC-related information and resources, including training, conflict resolution, and organizational consulting services. CNVC’s mission is to contribute to more sustainable, compassionate, and “life-serving” human relations in the realms of both personal relationship and social systems and structures, such as business/economics, education, justice, healthcare, and peace-keeping. NVC work is being done in over 65 countries and growing, touching the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world

Vision: 

The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) pursues the vision of a world in which

• everyone values everyone's basic human needs and lives from a  consciousness that connects with the divine life energy and natural  
  oneness of all life.
• where people joyfully and compassionately contribute to each other and resolve conflicts peacefully.
• where the systems and structures we create in economics, education, justice, healthcare, peace-keeping and other areas across our global interdependent community reflect that consciousness and evaluate their actions against their contribution to life and the human needs they ultimately serve.

Mission:

Our mission is to contribute to making that vision a reality by:

• living and teaching Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
• engaging in social change efforts
• providing mediation, consulting and other services
• creating, helping others create and make available materials that  
  support all of the above
• creating and enabling communities, connection and collaboration  
  among those who share our vision
• supporting and enabling other individuals and organizations to do  
  all of the above.

CNVC Core Activities:

• Certification Program
• International Intensive Trainings
• Promote NVC Trainings
• Sponsoring organization for NVC social change projects
• Creating or assist in creation of NVC educational materials
• Distribution and or sale of NVC educational materials
• Promote general public to NVC community connections

CNVC offers resources, trainings and organizational consulting. CNVC has many global projects and networks to support the practice of Nonviolent Communication in over 65 countries around the world. Find out more about how you can get involved.

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