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#   GUIDELINES FOR SHARING NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION

When people experience the impact of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in their lives, often they want to share what they have learned with others. It is our dream that through our efforts together, people and organizational structures throughout the world will deepen in their capacity to relate peacefully and serve life more fully.

We welcome you to spread the vision of NVC, and we want to inspire you to share authentically and creatively from your heart. The following questions are often asked by individuals who want to share their understanding of NVC with individuals, groups, and organizations.

#### If you want to encourage anyone to share NVC, why do you have Certified Trainers?

Our intention is to encourage people to pass on their valuable learning in ways that are meaningful to them. We promote the teaching of NVC through our [trainer Certification Process](https://www.cnvc.org/certification/) because we want to protect the integrity of NVC as a body of teaching. We do this by creating a global community of Certified Trainers who have all had the common experience of our organization's certification process.

Through this process, we develop a relationship with and trust our Certified Trainers to communicate the purpose and intent of Nonviolent Communication in an accurate, thorough, consistent, and reliable way. Certified Trainers are asked to:

- Act in partnership with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and with their fellow Certified Trainers;
- Make an Annual Trainer Contribution to support the work and mission of CNVC
- Sign the Trainer Agreement and fill out an Annual Trainer Survey

#### Can anyone share their own experiences regarding NVC?

Yes! We appreciate you sharing your experiences and clarifying that your experience is based on your own understanding of Nonviolent Communication. When you share your experience using any of the trademarked terms listed below, we request that you acknowledge the Center for Nonviolent Communication including sharing the website cnvc.org, as well as other NVC organizations in your local area or region.

#### Can I organize formal events about Nonviolent Communication?

If you are sharing your NVC experience through a presentation such as a workshop or practice group, we request that you refrain from using the following terms **in the headings, titles, or subtitles** of your workshops, materials or media promoting your work such as business cards, brochures, email addresses or Internet domain names. However, feel free to use these terms as you share NVC, and in the body of your materials or media promoting your work.

We have heard requests to create a list of alternative names and/or titles for use by those who are not CNVC Certified Trainers. We would like to support you in your creativity, choice, and freedom to find titles that describe your intent and your own personal focus; we feel that creating a specific list of alternatives might be more limiting than supportive. Instead, we encourage you to be as creative as possible, and we are reminded that there are so many other ways to express the beauty that NVC can bring to our lives.

The trademarked terms include:

- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
- The Center for Nonviolent Communication
- CNVC

#### Can we say that we are “NVC trainers”?

Certified Trainers are identified as being sponsored by CNVC through use of the term "Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication," which signifies their role in the organization. In order to avoid any confusion regarding sponsorship, we request that you use terms that are free of the implication of certification or sponsorship by CNVC or any of the first set of trademarked terms listed above on any media or materials such as business cards, brochures, email addresses, organizations, and websites. We request that you inform those that you share your NVC experiences with that you are not a Certified Trainer with CNVC; however, feel free to provide information about your own work, NVC training, and life experiences.

#### Is that all? Do you want any financial return from my workshops?

We would enjoy receiving a donation from you as an expression of the giving and receiving spirit in which we hope you are sharing your NVC experience. These funds support CNVC in its mission to make NVC available throughout the world.

#### May I share materials produced by CNVC or Certified Trainers?

Please engage in a dialogue with the creator of the materials before sharing them. Most materials are produced for specific types of training, and the clarity and integrity of these materials are best received when offered within the context for which they were developed. To use materials created by an individual, please check with that person first. If you use or produce your own materials, please refer to "Nonviolent Communication" as you share your experiences, indicating the materials and content are "based on the work of Dr. Marshall Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication."

If you still have questions, we will do our best to answer them. If you have needs that would not be met by agreeing to these guidelines, please [contact the Certification Department](https://www.cnvc.org/certification#contact) for further dialogue before you proceed outside of these guidelines. We look forward to working with you in our quest to create a more peaceful world.

~ Created by the Educational Services Team on 30-Nov-2016

If you are interested in pursuing certification, please visit the [Certification page](https://cnvc.org/certification) for more information.

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