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title: "United States (WI) 2026 - Center for Nonviolent Communication"
description: ""
url: "https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2026-04-26-iit-united-states-wi"
date: "2026-09-18T07:21:38+00:00"
language: "en-US"
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# United States (WI) 2026
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In person Intensive Training by the Center for Nonviolent Communication
Begins: Sunday, 26-Apr-2026
Ends: Tuesday, 05-May-2026
## Audience: Open to All Experience levels
English
Format: In person
[ Green Lake Conference Center, Green Lake, WI 54941](https://maps.app.goo.gl/DAr75A3TV1MLcCdw6)
[ Venue website ](https://glcc.org/ "New window will open, leaving cvnc.org website")
See our [Policies](#policies) below Donate to [help others attend intensive trainings](https://www.cnvc.org/donate/financial-assistance-fund?iit_name=United%20States%20(WI)%202026&iit_id=2026-04-26-iit-united-states-wi)
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### Building Bridges: Collaborative living in polarized times
through the practice of Nonviolent Communication
9-day residential retreat in Nonviolent Communication
This 9-day immersion experience into Nonviolent Communication (NVC) will offer learning sessions, home groups, coaching and feedback from skilled trainers, and a community environment where you can learn and practice the key skills of NVC.
Our team of Certified Trainers will share both the core curriculum of NVC as developed by [Dr. Marshall Rosenberg](https://www.cnvc.org/about/marshall), as well as their own unique applications. We expect a group of approximately 65 participants (in addition to the trainers and organizers below) from different countries, cultural backgrounds, professions and walks of life.
People around the world are using [Nonviolent Communication skills](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/what-is-nvc) to transform conflict, create resilience in their relationships, and build a world where everyone's needs matter and are met collaboratively.
We will create a dynamic learning laboratory that will show you how to create a more compassionate and peaceful culture in your life at home, at work, and in your community by learning how to:
1. Speak from the heart
2. Practice deep, non-judgmental listening
3. Build self-empowerment from the inside out
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The cost of this training includes two components: 1) Tuition; and 2) Room and Board. Click below for details.
### Tuition (USD)
We want to enable as many people as possible to participate in this program, regardless of their financial position. At the same time, we care that the cost of organizing the event is covered, CNVC (as a sponsor for this training) is sustainably funded, and that trainers and organizers can be adequately remunerated. Holding care for all these elements, the tuition fees have been set as follows:
- $2,295 - Early Bird *(make your payment through 25-Feb-2026)* - convert to another currency
- $2,675 - Standard *(26-Feb-2026 and after) - convert to another currency*
Discounts available include (contact us to get a discount code):
- 10% if you participated in (and paid for) a previous intensive training with CNVC
- 10% if you have been a Supporting Member of CNVC for 6 months or more.
- 15% for registered Certification Candidates
- 25% if you are an active Certified Trainer with CNVC - Note, that there is also a limited number of tuition-free spaces available for Certified Trainers, granted by a committee. For more information, contact us.
*Note: only one of these discounts may apply; you may combine it with the Early Bird price.*
### Room and Board (USD)
This program will be held at the Green Lake Conference Center in Wisconsin. Room and Board options include:
- $2,295.00 Single Occupancy Room
- $1,495.00 Double Occupancy Room
- $995.00 Triple Occupancy Room
- $595.00 Commuter
*Notes:*
- Room and Board prices include your room and all meals throughout the event beginning with dinner the first day and ending with lunch the final day.
- Rooms and types of rooms are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis; we encourage you to book your housing as soon as you complete registration and payment for the program.
- Some rooms are hotel-style rooms (without phones or TVs) with 1, 2, or more twin beds. Some include a private bathroom with a shower. Others have access to shared (private while in use) bathrooms and showers down the hall.
- Some accommodation options are cabins, situated in an oak grove. The Oaks Cabins each house 2 people and have electricity and heat, but no plumbing. A separate heated bathhouse with private flush toilets and shower rooms is nearby. Cabins are a 10-minute walk up the hill from the main Conference Center.
- If you choose a double room, a triple room, or a dorm, you can choose your own roommate(s) or we can assign them based upon any preferences you have.
- Bed linen and towels will be provided for those staying in hotel-style rooms or cabins (not if you choose to camp).
#### THE 3 MAIN GOALS OF THE PROGRAM
The purpose of this training is to give you the opportunity to live the process of Nonviolent Communication in community over an extended period of time, in order to develop the mindsets and practical tools to help you in three areas:
- 1-Relationships
- 2-Transformation
- 3-Contribution
**Personal and Professional Relationships**
- Increase connection and closeness with the people you love.
- Speak in a way that inspires compassion and understanding.
- Initiate difficult conversations with more ease and confidence.
- Remain centered and peaceful when receiving difficult messages.
- Express and receive anger fully, safely and respectfully... yet powerfully.
- Resolve long-standing conflicts and heal painful relationships.
- Parent children from the heart and move beyond power struggles into cooperation.
- Translate criticism, judgments and blame into life-serving messages.
**Inner Transformation**
- Shift patterns of thinking that lead to depression, guilt and shame and that perpetuate pain.
- Transform anger into self-understanding, thereby increasing inner peace.
- Enliven yourself by expressing and receiving gratitude.
- Learn to embody unconditional love.
**Contribution to others and Social Change**
- Share NVC in ways that transmit and model its power to transform and inspire others.
- Create educational systems where students love learning and teachers love teaching.
- Learn to engage in effective, lasting nonviolent social change in the tradition of Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Facilitate meetings and support group decision making in a power-sharing, collaborative, and consensus-based ways.
- Support holistic and human-based workplaces.
- Engage with others at work and in the community to foster openness, trust and authenticity.
- Support mutual understanding and connection when working in colonized countries.
- Foster restoration and harmony by mediating conflicts and helping to resolve differences among others.
While we will prioritize these three areas in the curriculum, there is also room for co-creation. There will be opportunities for you to request specific topics and applications to support you in living and sharing NVC at work, home, and in the community as well as internally in how you relate to yourself.
# Training team for United States (WI) 2026
Introducing the Certified Trainers you will learn from and meet during the program. Each will share the core curriculum of NVC as developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, as well as their own unique approach and passion for NVC. You'll also connect with many like-minded people from different countries, cultural backgrounds, professions and walks of life.
[ ### Alejandra Betanzo
Certified Trainer since 2023
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1508:alejandra-betanzo&catid=13)
[ ### Kathleen Macferran
Certified Trainer since 2003
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190:kathleen-macferran&catid=13)
[ ### Michael Christie
Certified Trainer since 2024
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3979:michael-christie&catid=13)
[ ### Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
Certified Trainer since 2011
Assessor
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=239:stephanie-bachmann-mattei&catid=13)
[ ### Tadesse Hussein
Certified Trainer since 2020
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=797:tadesse-hussein&catid=13)
# Organizing team for United States (WI) 2026
[ ### Eric Huang
Certified Trainer since 2022
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=766:eric-huang&catid=13)
### 3 STEPS TO YOUR PROGRAM EXPERIENCE WITH CNVC:
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STEP ONE — pre-registration Please preregister even if you're not sure you can attend. **ZERO OBLIGATION.**
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STEP TWO — payment After pre-registering you receive instructions for how to register and pay.
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STEP THREE — Registration Confirmation Complete your registration by telling us more about yourself, such as your dietary preferences, etc. When complete, you get access to the Event Details page for participants.
### Policies
Cancellation Policy You wanted to attend this event, paid for it, and then something changed in your situation. That is when this Cancellation and Refund Policy becomes important!
We value flexibility and understand that “life happens” and sometimes people need to change their plans. At the same time, we want to acknowledge the financial commitments and other plans made by CNVC, the Organizer, and the venue.
Please note: For payments that are made directly to the **Local Organizer**, the payment transfer options outlined below (storing tuition payments with us as credit for a future program) are not available, due to legal and accounting restrictions.
We have established the below policy to take into account all of these needs.
**A. If *we* cancel:**
You receive a 100% refund of all tuition and/or room and board payments.
**B. If *you* cancel:**
##### Tuition
**30 days or more before the start date, you have two options:**
1. Transfer 100% of your payment to a future CNVC intensive training within 2 years starting the date you canceled (see credit policy below); or
2. Receive a refund on the tuition fee minus a 10% cancellation fee
**Between 30 days and 4 days before the start date you have two options:**
1. Transfer 75% of your tuition payment to a future CNVC training within 2 years starting the date you canceled - we retain 25% (see credit policy below); or
2. Receive a 50% refund of your tuition (we retain 50%).
**From 3 days before the start date you have two options:**
1. Transfer 60% of your tuition payment to a future CNVC training within 2 years (starting the date you canceled) - we retain 40% (see credit policy below); or
2. Receive a 30% refund of your tuition (we retain 70%).
**From the start date:**
- No refunds or transfers for tuition and room and board will be provided, even if you do not attend or only attend part of the event.
You will notice that the closer to the start date, the lower your refund. This is to acknowledge the financial commitments that CNVC makes in the planning process (e.g., we are often required to pay the venue whether or not you show up). We also put considerable human resources into the organization of our immersive programs and some of these costs are not recoverable.
*Since last minute cancellations are mostly because of an injury or a health issue, we recommend that participants take their own insurance to cover these cases.*
Refunds will be issued within 10 business days after you cancel and confirm which option you choose.
##### Room and Board
Refunds for room and board depend on the unique contractual factors with the venue. Please check the Cancellation Policy for your event or contact the **Local Organizer** for details.
##### CREDIT POLICY
If you choose to transfer some or all of your tuition payment to a future CNVC training, the following conditions apply:
- Credit is valid for two years from the date of cancellation.
- To use your credit, [contact us](https://www.cnvc.org/about/contact-us) with the name of the training you would like to apply it to.
- Credit can be applied to any CNVC training listed [here](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/intensive-trainings) that has space available.
- Credits apply only to tuition, and not to travel or room and board costs.
- Credit cannot be refunded for cash after it is issued.
- Credit is non-transferable.
- If the credit is not used within two years, it expires.
- If you move your credit to another program and then cancel, the new program’s refund options will apply (and you cannot opt for the credit option again)
- If you plan to attend an immersive program that is offered in a language *other than English*, we strongly recommend that you do not opt for the credit option, as CNVC cannot guarantee that another program in your preferred language will be offered within the next two years.
Discounts *Note: these discounts only apply to tuition payments (not to room & board or other expenses)*
**10% if you participated in (and paid tuition for) a previous Foundation Training (FT) or International Intensive Training (IIT) with the Center for Nonviolent Communication**
**10% if you have been, or will have been, a** [**Supporting Member of CNVC**](https://www.cnvc.org/membership) **for 6 months or more before the first day of the program**
**15% if you are a Certification Candidate registered with CNVC.** The discount applies only to people who are officially registered candidates.
If you are not sure if you are officially registered as a Certification Candidate, email us at . If you're not registered yet, ask your Assessor if it might be possible for you to become registered before the program
If you are not registered as a candidate at the time of payment, you can pay the full price without this discount, and if you become a registered certification candidate by the start date of the program, we will refund you the difference (the 15% discount amount).
**25% if you are an active Trainer certified with CNVC**
The discount applies only to active Certified Trainers. "Active" means that in the last year, you have completed the renewal steps including filling out the Annual Trainer Survey, making an Annual Trainer Contribution, and signing the Trainer Agreement if applicable (if it has been updated).
Note, that there is also a limited number of tuition-free spaces available for Certified Trainers, granted by a committee. For more information, [visit this page](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/attend-an-iit-tuition-free).
Financial Assistance # Financial Assistance for Immersive Trainings
We realize that life situations make it difficult for some people to raise enough funds to participate in one of our immersive trainings. If this is the case for you, we strongly encourage you to apply for financial assistance and we will do our best to support you to participate in this program.
Since money can be a loaded topic in our world, asking for financial support is challenging and uncomfortable for many people. If you are inspired to attend, we invite you to join us in a mutual process to explore possibilities.
#### HOW IT WORKS:
After applying the available [discounts](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/iit-discount-policy), if you are not able to afford the tuition, you can request financial assistance to **further reduce** your tuition fee. (Note: We do not offer assistance for Room and Board, which is a direct expense for your lodging and food). We have limited amount of finances available and we prioritize people who meet one or more of the following criteria:
1. Foundational NVC knowledge: have at least read the [NVC book](https://nonviolentcommunication.com/product/nvc/) and/or attended one NVC weekend course
2. Certification Candidate
3. Supporting Member
4. Can increase their impact in the world by participating in this training, e.g., by leading or supporting a social change project, and/or being an active member of an NVC community
5. Come from a disadvantaged group with less access to resources *(examples: race, ethnicity, origin, religion, sex, gender identity, class, age)*
6. From the geographical region where the program is held or from a region where there are no programs offered
7. Can pay some money toward tuition
8. Willing to search for other sources of financial support, such as their workplace (professional development), family (personal development), organizations, or [crowdfunding efforts](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zc0EmQid5gYBOc3tAfbAAobOByfLmzhfg0mfyKby0Aw/edit?tab=t.0)
9. No CNVC financial assistance received in the past
Instructions for how to request financial assistance will be provided after you submit the pre-registration form.[](https://www.cnvc.org/donate/financial-assistance-fund)
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Agreements We are happy that you will participate in Nonviolent Communication training – the Foundation Training (FT) or the International Intensive Training (IIT) sponsored by the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC).
In order to create an environment that is supportive and that offers predictability -- and supports you in making choices for your wellbeing -- we ask you to make a series of agreements.
1\. If I complete this training, I will receive a Certificate of Completion, which is different from being authorized or certified as an official trainer of the CNVC. If I share NVC, unless I am already a Certified CNVC trainer, I agree to present myself as a student, supporter, or candidate for certification (if I am a registered candidate for certification) rather than as a CNVC Certified Trainer. Also, I agree to follow the “[Guidelines for Sharing NVC for Individuals who are not Certified Trainers.](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/sharing-nvc-guidelines)”
2\. All materials that I will receive are the property of the Trainers who created them. I agree to use these materials only for my personal use -- and refrain from copying or sharing with others -- unless I receive explicit consent from the creators.
3\. I understand that while this training might be healing and therapeutic in nature, it is not a substitute for mental health therapy or psychiatric care.
4\. I am responsible for my own behavior the entire time I participate in this event. I understand that some activities could be mentally and emotionally challenging. My level of participation in the activities is entirely my choice, and I can modify or end my participation at any time.
5\. I agree to follow any relevant public health regulations that may be imposed by the country or municipality where this program will take place. I will follow these regulations and not avoid any of them. At the same time, I understand that CNVC will not impose any additional regulations above and beyond what is required by the country or municipality. (Not applicable for online programs.)
6\. If I contract an illness from a virus or other pathogen during this training, I am responsible for the costs of medical care and any other related costs such as changing travel arrangements. I will exercise consideration for others when it comes to contagious illnesses and reach out to the organizer to decide on any actions. (Not applicable for Online Programs)
7\. Since the program is a closed event and only registered participants are allowed to participate in the sessions, I agree not to bring or invite to the sessions anyone who is not registered. If there are areas or spaces designated for participants of this event, like conference areas or dining areas, I agree not to bring or invite anyone who is not a registered participant to these spaces.
8\. I agree to the [Photo & Video Agreement](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/iit-photo-video-agreement) which ensures me choice and gives the right to CNVC to gather photos and videos, celebrate, and for YOU to have memories.
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