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We value the needs of every person who comes into contact with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and we need feedback in order to know how we are doing, and what we can do to improve. Your feedback matters and supports us in achieving our mission.

If you fill out this form, what you wrote will be visible to the general public. However, you may choose to be named or to give your feedback anonymously. We will ask you to choose at the end of this form.

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About your experience

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About you

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IIT Photo & Video Agreement

The Center for Nonviolent Communication would like to use the photos and videos from this event to inform others about what this event is like and to spread Nonviolent Communication (NVC) around the world. In addition, we want to provide memories of the people you met and the experiences that you had. Are you willing to help us with this?

Here is the process that we will follow:

  • We will ask that people abstain from taking photographs for the first three days of the event so that everyone can orient themselves to the experience and get to know their fellow participants.
  • If I do NOT want my likeness in any photograph or video to be taken, the organizers will describe at the beginning of the event how I can avoid having my photograph taken in the first place.
  • Photographs and videos can be uploaded by anyone who was present including participants, trainers, and on-site coordinators within 7 days of the end of the event. You will receive the link on the third day of the IIT.
  • After 7 days, we will reach out to everyone who was present, and offer a 2-week review period. We will provide a way for you to tell us if you want your face blurred, or for a photograph or video that you appear in to be deleted altogether.

At the end of this process, three weeks after the end of the IIT, taking into account that all the participants have had the opportunity to request deletion (or blurring their image), any remaining photographs and videos will be covered by this Photo and Video Release Form. 

By signing this agreement, you agree and consent as follows:

  1. I consent and authorize the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC), to use my likeness in any photograph or video that is taken at this International Intensive Training, in any and all of its publications, including print or web-based publications such as their website and social media accounts. 
  2. I understand and agree that all Photos and Videos are the property of CNVC.
  3. I acknowledge that I am not entitled to any compensation or royalties with respect to the use of the Photos and videos.
  4. I agree to release and forever discharge CNVC from the claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, disputes, demands, damages, causes of action of any nature or kind, known or unknown, which I, and anyone claiming on behalf of me, may have or claim to have against CNVC in connection with this Release.
  5. I have carefully read and understand the provisions of this Photo Release Form and am freely, knowingly, and voluntarily agreeing.

Use your mouse or finger to draw your signature in the box above.

Polish Fundraiser feedback form

Funraising webinars for IIT in Poland feedback form

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This Fundraiser took place by Zoom from 08-Jan-2024 to 10-Jan-2024 with simultaneous translation English/Polish. 17 Certified Trainers and Assessors offered 15 workshops and there was an empathy café available during whole event. 

It was organized by Anna Garbacz, Brygida Dynisiuk and their team.

Thank you for contributing to the attendance of the Polish Certification candidates to the International Intensive Training that will begin in Poland on 15-March-2024

Thank you for answering these questions! This will allow us to organizer better events for you in the future. 

Click here if you would like to have a look at the Fundraiser's webpage

We prefer to know who gave us these comments in case we are inspired to reach out to you. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, leave this field blank.
In case we would like to contact you. If you prefer to stay anonymous, leave blank.
What needs of yours were met?
How well did the trainers' communication style, guidance, and support contribute to your experience at this event? Could you give us some specific observations?
CNVC, the Fundraiser organizers and the trainers would like to use your answer to this question when we describe future events.
What could we have done differently to make your experience better?
How well did the Organizer's communication style, guidance, and support contribute to your experience at this event?
What exactly would make your experience better? In terms of communication, translation, length, support...

Read more …Polish Fundraiser feedback form

Add to Research Page

Spread the word

If you would like our website to include additional research related to Nonviolent Communication, please fill out the following form. If you have more than one item to submit, fill out the form separately for each item.

Criteria:

  1. Directly related to Nonviolent Communication
  2. Available online (either free or paywalled)

 

About you

Your Research Item

Title of the research paper
Subtitle of the research paper
What journal or other publishing venue published this research. Include volume and page citations if relevant, for example "Teaching Theology & Religion, 15(3), 210-224"
Please tell us which topics this research relates to (if you are not sure, choose "General"). Select as many as applicable.
Please tell us the language:
This is the URL that people click to download and/or view this research.

Our relationship

Add to Store Request

A Window to a World of Nonviolent Communication.

Could this be the start of something beautiful?

Would you like to share your creations with the global Nonviolent Communication community and create a mutually-beneficial relationship with CNVC?

If you have an NVC-related book, video, audio, game, or learning tool that can be purchased by people online, we want to show it off for you in our online store! With visitors from 137 countries, and tens of thousands of visitors per month, our website is the most far-reaching NVC website in the world and we want to refer people to products that will benefit them.

Our mission at CNVC is to contribute to more sustainable, compassionate, and “life-serving” human relations; and our online store is part of this. So, if you have a ‘yes in your heart’ for a relationship of reciprocity with CNVC, we invite you to fill out the rest of this form.

Note: for clarity, we do not sell products directly. Instead, we have a "virtual" store. We list items and link you to the website where they can actually be purchased.

More than one offering to submit? Please fill out one form for each item!

Criteria:

  1. be directly related to NVC
  2. be available to purchase online directly from your website or distributor

About you

United States +1

Reciprocity

Our goal is to create a mutually beneficial relationship that together, we can sustain over the long term. We want you to benefit by:
---> having more people learn about your creations
---> selling more of your products which brings income to you
---> fufilling your purpose in creating the products in the first place

We would like to benefit by:
---> advancing our mission of sharing Nonviolent Communication throughout the world
---> earning affiliate income (either formally or informally) to allow us to maintain the store and expand it
---> developing a partnership relationship with creators that hopefully can grow over time

This means you could provide us with a link that automatically tracks that people were referred to your ordering site from CNVC. Note: This is preferred but not required.
Please give details here:
This is one way for you to know when CNVC refers a sale to you.
Please give details here:
We invite you to make an annual donation to CNVC in recognition of the mutual benefit of our relationship.
Please give details here:

Your Item

Tell us the type of item that this is
Please tell us which topics your item relates to (if you are not sure, choose "General")
Please tell us the language:
This is the URL that people click to order your item. If you receive the message "invalid URL" when submitting the form, please paste your URL into the last field (Questions, Suggestions & Requests), and put https://www.cnvc.org/ in this field to enable form submission.
Above, you mentioned that you have a formal affiliate program (which can automatically track when CNVC refers a sale). Where can we go to establish an affiliate account?
We can display two images on the page (e.g. a book's front and back cover) - either we can grab them from the webpage you've provided or you can upload your preferred images here
Drag and drop files here or Browse
If your book has a pdf chapter sample, you can upload it here and we'll display a link to this on the page
Drag and drop files here or Browse

Our relationship

Do you have any other ideas for how we can create a mutually-beneficial relationship?

Election 2024: Voting (2)

Update 14-Dec-2024: The voting period is now complete. We plan to announce the results soon.

If you are a Member* of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, please fill out the Election Survey ↓ below by 13-Dec-2024 to help choose the leaders in our organization.

(*Members are Board members, Staff members, and Certified Trainers who have fulfilled the annual renewal steps in the past year: Annual Trainer Survey and Annual Trainer Contribution, which you can find on the Certified Trainers dashboard. If you have questions, contact Aseel Talhami, Certification Coordinator.)

You can see complete descriptions of each candidate on the page, "Election 2024: Candidates." On this page (below), you will find a summary of each candidate. To vote, select a level of support or resistance for each candidate ranging from +3 to -3. Your selections will be anonymous. If you do not have an opinion about a particular candidate, select "0 - I have neither resistance of support for this candidate," and your choice will not impact their vote total.

In addition to selecting your level of support or resistance -- which is required -- if you wish, you may also leave comments, advice, or feedback for candidates. If you leave comments, they will be shared with all Members along with your name (they are not anonymous).

Once the voting is complete, we will add up the numbers for each candidate, and the 3 people with the highest scores in each group are elected, as well as up to 2 alternates who have the next-highest totals. If you have questions or need technical assistance, email us: [email protected]

Update 14-Dec-2024: The voting period is now complete. We plan to announce the results soon.

Review Candidates

Before you fill out this survey, please confirm that you have reviewed the information that they provided.

About you

Your responses will be anonymous except to the people who compile the results:
  1. Board Member, Ted Rau
  2. Executive Director, Jeff Brown
 
They are committed to keeping this information confidential. We ask you for your name and email address to allow us to:
  • count votes from each Member only once;
  • verify that you are eligible to vote;
  • publish your name if you leave comments for any of the candidates.

Each vote will be shared with the results along using the Special Word or Phrase, so that each Member can confirm that their vote was counted while remaining anonymous.
 
A special word or short phrase known only to you. Note: Please do not use your actual name -- this will be displayed publicly so you can confirm your vote was counted while you remain anonymous.

1. Board of Directors

The following 3 people are candidates for 3 seats up for election for the Board of Directors (in reverse alphabetical order by first name).

IRIS BAWIDAMANN

12 nominations to Board of Directors

Country of Origin: Germany
Current Country: Germany
Speaks: English, German, French, Spanish
Certified Trainer since 2019

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM IRIS:

When I first discovered Nonviolent Communication, it was like finding words for a truth I'd always felt but never heard acknowledged. I'm passionate about building bridges, addressing everyone's needs, and bringing my extensive experience to the CNVC Board to spread NVC more widely.

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CAMILA REYES

9 nominations to Board of Directors

Country of Origin: Colombia
Current Country: Colombia
Speaks: English, Spanish, Castellano
Certified Trainer since 2020

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM CAMILA:

I dedicate my life to sharing NVC consciousness with the hope  that we as humanity will transcend all that separates us to center love as the baseline to relate to each other. In Colombia I lead an organization called Resuena from which we promote NVC across rural and war-affected regions in Colombia.

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ATUL DHIR

4 nominations to Board of Directors

Country of Origin: India
Current Country: United States
Speaks: English, Hindi, Punjabi

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM ATUL:

I am a physician, scientist, health care leader, entrepreneur, and an executive coach/mentor with a deep commitment to transformational leadership and Nonviolent Communication. Having served on multiple nonprofit and corporate boards, I bring strategic vision, cross-cultural insights, and a passion for integrating NVC principles into leadership to help CNVC expand its global impact and reach.

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2. Assessors Coordinating Circle

The following 5 people are candidates for 3 open seats for the ACC (in reverse alphabetical order by first name).

SUSAN JENNINGS

3 nominations for Assessors Coordinating Circle

Country of Origin: United States
Current Country: United States
Speaks: English
Certified Trainer since 2018

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM SUSAN:

In 2001, while working as a mediator for the Colorado Judicial Branch, I participated in a weekend workshop that Marshall Rosenberg offered for our state mediators. That weekend was pivotal in awakening me to a whole new level of consciousness. Since then, I have been on a lifelong journey of learning, living, and sharing NVC. As a certified trainer I have offered individual and group training for children, adolescents, adults, parents, teachers, university students, schools, and religious affiliations. As an Assessor, I experience huge joy in accompanying candidates on their certification journeys where together we learn and grow together.

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SABINE GEIGER

10 nominations for Assessors Coordinating Circle

Country of Origin: Germany
Current Country: Germany
Speaks: English, German
Certified Trainer since 2014

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM SABINE:

When I came in touch with NVC many years ago, it immediately felt natural to me. I was so happy to find a vision and a framework for the way I have lived most of my life. To me, the essence of NVC is our focus on consciousness. It influences my whole way of being, and I love it.

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OLGA NGUYEN

4 nominations for Assessors Coordinating Circle

Country of Origin: My Ancestors (Vietnamese and Cossack)
Current Country: United Kingdom
Speaks: English, Russian, Ukrainian
Certified Trainer since 2013

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM OLGA:

As an assessor, I work with people who speak Russian and Ukrainian, and with people in South East Asia who speak English. I have worked in post-Soviet spaces and supported Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking candidates both before the full-scale war started, and I continue to work with them now.

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FARRAH CARLIER

16 nominations for Assessors Coordinating Circle

Country of Origin: Belgium
Current Country: Belgium
Speaks: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Certified Trainer since 2009

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM FARRAH:

Farrah Carlier, born in Belgium, has dedicated over 30 years to promoting Nonviolent Communication, bridging cultures, and supporting French-speaking communities globally. A former CNVC Board member, she helped develop governance structures and certification programs. With the ACC, she would like to harmonize international assessment processes and foster collaboration.

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BENEDIKT LOSER

4 nominations for Assessors Coordinating Circle

Country of Origin: Switzerland
Current Country: Switzerland
Speaks: English, German
Certified Trainer since 2015

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM BENEDIKT:

Working in a global technology and consulting enterprise where I am planning, developing and facilitating personal and professional growth for executives worldwide. It’s pure joy for me to live and bring NVC into this field.

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3. Programs Resource Circle

The following 6 people are candidates for 3 seats up for election for the PRC (in alphabetical order by first name).

ALEJANDRA BETANZO

7 nominations to the Programs Resource Circle

Country of Origin: Mexico
Current Country: Mexico
Speaks: English, Spanish
Certified Trainer since 2023

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM ALEJANDRA:

My candidacy for the PRC is driven by a deep commitment to supporting CNVC in continuing its journey of amplifying historically unheard voices. Born and raised in Mexico City, I feel most alive and connected to my purpose when I am in service to cultivating shared power. Supported by a vibrant and diverse collective based in Latin America, I bring strong organizational skills to co-create compassionate conversations and innovative solutions that honor and meet diverse needs.

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CATHERINE CADDEN

3 nominations to the Programs Resource Circle

Country of Origin: United States
Current Country: Indonesia
Speaks: English
Certified Trainer since 2006

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM CATHERINE:

My life’s work is to advance a consciousness of interdependence among all peoples, for generations to come, through cultivating the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual maturity of the rising generations, and those who directly affect them. NVC is integral for living my life and the educational structures I help design.

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CATHERINE (KATE) TYTGADT BRAECKMAN

11 nominations to the Programs Resource Circle

Country of Origin: Belgium
Current Country: Belgium
Speaks: English, French, Dutch
Certified Trainer since 2021

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM KATE:

I value lifelong learning so much that I completed over 200 days of NVC training worldwide, including 5 IIT’s. Today, my professional experience spans education, training, coaching, and consultancy. Besides being a huge NVC fan, I am also a PCC-ICF certified coach, trained in Insights Discovery, NLP, and Yale School of Management.

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KAREN STARZ

5 nominations to the Programs Resource Circle

Country of Origin: United States
Current Country: United States
Speaks:  English
Certified Trainer since 2019

PLEASE NOTE! For clarity, Karen is a candidate for the Programs Resource Circle, not the Assessors Coordinating Circle (there is a typo in the video to the right)

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM KAREN:

NVC consciousness brought crystal clear awareness to my life and brought me out of a severe depression even as I was resistant to the simplicity of it, at first. Now, my internal peace and joy inspire me to bring it to others who may be suffering as I did.

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MARIJKE CHRISTIANSSON

4 nominations to Programs Resource Circle

Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Current Country: Sweden
Speaks: Swedish, English, German, French, Dutch, Other
Certified Trainer since 2020

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM MARIJKE:

My mission: creating life-enriching structures for our IITs, VITs and continued education for certified trainers! With my experience from IITs, the latest one in Denmark 2024 (attending CT trainer), I will work with the feedback of members of CNVC and beyond, especially of those whose voices are usually less heard.

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REENA GINWALA

4 nominations to the Programs Resource Circle

Country of Origin: India
Current Country: India 
Speaks: English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
Certified Trainer since 2023

BRIEF SUMMARY FROM REENA:

NVC has profoundly transformed my life, helping me heal intergenerational trauma and connect with the resilience passed down through my community. My relationship with conflict has transformed too as I practice NVC integrated Mediation.

My presence in the global NVC community helps me bring my cultural context and spiritual consciousness, rooted in Ahimsa (nonviolence) and our inherent interdependence (Oneness), to enrich our shared journey. I find meaningful ways to bring back the exposure, learning and connections to my NVC buddies in our regional languages.

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5. Complete Form

This response will be seen only by the Board of Directors and the Executive Director, and will NOT be shared with all Members
 

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Election 2024: Voting

Update 14-Dec-2024: The voting period is now complete. We plan to announce the results soon.

If you are a Member* of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, please fill out the Election Survey ↓ below by 13-Dec-2024 to help choose the leaders in our organization.

(*Members are Board members, Staff members, and Certified Trainers who have fulfilled the annual renewal steps in the past year: Annual Trainer Survey and Annual Trainer Contribution, which you can find on the Certified Trainers dashboard. If you have questions, contact Aseel Talhami, Certification Coordinator.)

You can see complete descriptions of each candidate on the page, "Election 2024: Candidates." On this page (below), you will find a summary of each candidate. To vote, select a level of support or resistance for each candidate ranging from +3 to -3. Your selections will be anonymous. If you do not have an opinion about a particular candidate, select "0 - I have neither resistance of support for this candidate," and your choice will not impact their vote total.

In addition to selecting your level of support or resistance -- which is required -- if you wish, you may also leave comments, advice, or feedback for candidates. If you leave comments, they will be shared with all Members along with your name (they are not anonymous).

Once the voting is complete, we will add up the numbers for each candidate, and the 3 people with the highest scores in each group are elected, as well as up to 2 alternates who have the next-highest totals. If you have questions or need technical assistance, email us: [email protected]

Update 14-Dec-2024: The voting period is now complete. We plan to announce the results soon.

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IIT Organizers Meeting

Please fill out and submit this form if you would like to attend a meeting of IIT Organizers.
If you have any questions, contact Irma Jager at [email protected]

Find the meeting times for your time zone for Tuesday, 10th December, 8pm / 20:00 (New Zealand/Auckland time) and for Thursday, 12th December, 8am / 08:00 (New Zealand/Auckland time) here.


Tick √ the one you would like to attend.

Final Steps for Certification

Final Steps for Certification


We are excited that you are about to become an official Certified Trainer with CNVC! Please fill out this form to help us complete the final steps and announce you as a new trainer.

The information on this form will be used internally by the Center for Nonviolent Communication for our records, and our relationship with you.  The only exception is question B.1., which we will shared with other Certified Trainers and Certification Candidates when we announce you as a new Certified Trainer.

A. Basic Details

We will ask you on another form if you speak additional languages.
Who was your Assessor (if you worked with one person) or Assessors (if they worked as a team)?

B. Your experience of the Certification Process

We want to know about your experience of the CNVC certification process so that we celebrate what worked well, mourn the difficult parts, and most importantly, to learn how we can improve the process for others in the future.

Suggested length: 200-400 words. Your answer to this question will be shared with Certified Trainers and Certification Candidates when we announce you as a new Certified Trainer.
Which parts worked well for you? What are you the most grateful for?
Which parts did you not enjoy? What could have been done differently that would have made your experience better?
Include the approximate date, location, and trainers.

C. Acknowledgment of Renewal Process

I acknowledge that I am required to complete actions each year in order to remain active as a Certified Trainer. This includes:

  • Complete the Annual Trainer Survey
  • Make an Annual Trainer Contribution (Note: The requested contribution will be adjusted for people who have become a Certified Trainer in the past year)
  • Sign the Trainer Agreement if it has been updated in the past year

I understand that these steps are necessary to maintain my certification status and align with CNVC's guidelines.

Read more …Final Steps for Certification

Test Pioneer: Global Home

Wow! We had over 120 responses since sending the invite for this, so we've paused the form for now.

Nonetheless, a very BIG thank you for coming here to offer yourself as a test-pioneer for the ‘Global Home’. 🚀