The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) is a global organization that supports the learning and sharing of Nonviolent Communication (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, projects and organizational consulting services. CNVC’s mission is to contribute to more sustainable, compassionate, and “life-serving” human relations in the realms of personal change, interpersonal relationship and in 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 pursues the vision of a world where
- everyone values everyone's basic human needs and lives from a consciousness that connects with the universal life energy and natural oneness of all life
- every individual embraces self-compassion
- people joyfully and compassionately contribute to each other and resolve conflicts peacefully
- 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 Nonviolent Communication
- enabling development of self-organizing entities to care for the needs of those sharing the vision
- supporting continuing integrity of NVC embodiment through International Intensive Trainings, and training / continuing education for NVC trainers and assessors
- encouraging and enabling the development of social change efforts
- fostering connection and collaboration among key individuals, groups and organizations who share our vision
- providing a repository of NVC materials for global access
CNVC Core Activities:
- CertificationProgram
- International Intensive Trainings
- Promoting NVC Trainings
- Sponsoring NVC social change projects
- Creating or assisting in the creation of NVC educational materials
- Distribution and/or sale of NVC educational materials
- Promoting connections between the general public and NVC community