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Draft Agenda - Board/LT Teleconference, March 14, 2007

US PT: Noon, March 14, 2007 - 1pm US MT - 1900 UT/GMT - 8pm Paris - 4am Seoul (March 15)

Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 580-0600

Participant Access Code: 432094#

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Agenda

• 12:00 Check-in (15 min.)
• 1:15 Welcome Robert Gonzales to Board (John - may be delayed until next meeting due to emergency)
• 12:30 Update from Office Manager Search Team (Jim 5 min)
• 12:35 Report & Discussion on Move research (Jim, 40 min.)
  • Timeline of Move
  • Concerns of Staff
    • Timeframe of move
    • Severance
    • Relocation reimbursements
    • Salary in NM
    • Virtual Office Options
    • Temporary HQ? Move twice?
    • Suitablity of location chosen
  • Feedback from the Network
  • Costs of Move
    • Direct Costs
      • Moving Expenses
      • Payroll/Overtime/Extra Help
      • Contract Penalties
    • Indirect Costs

Potential Additional Item

• Proposal: Approve adding privately edited "Conference Notes" to public Minutes on B/LT wiki (John).

The need met by this action is providing additional context and background to the network, and retaining discussion highlights for the benefit of future B/LT members. These Notes may be found at: http://cnvcorg.nexcess.net/wiki/index.php/Minutes#For_your_review_-_Conference_Notes

1:15 Check-out

3/9/07 Announcement: Researching CNVC Office Relocation from LA to ABQ

We are excited to announce that research and planning has begun for relocating the CNVC office from its current space in Los Angeles to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The final decision on this move will not be made until research is complete, but current indications are that it will go ahead as envisioned.

A summary of the factors and initial discussion regarding this move may be found in the 2/07 Board/LT Conference Minutes.

After extensive Board and LT discussion and in consultation with organizational experts the Board decided in favor of taking action. Our process is to first investigate in more depth the factors involved while simultaneously beginning dialog with current staff. We have also placed an advertisement in the Albuquerque newspaper, seeking to hire an Office Manager to assist with the research, planning and move.

A primary consideration for the Board is that any such move address the needs of staff, who have contributed so greatly to our growth and effectiveness for many years. We also aim to address the ongoing needs of CNVC, as changes begun in recent months move forward. Presuming that a final decision to go ahead with this move is reached within the next few weeks as anticipated, the entire process will be completed this Summer with no interruption of CNVC office services.

Further announcements will be made as the move progresses, to keep you informed of developments. As always, we welcome dialog with the entire CNVC network and look forward to continued growth with your help.

Warmly,

John Wiley

CNVC Board President

Statement of Intent

From Jim Manske

I am pleased to share that the Board and the Leadership Team are considering moving the Center to New Mexico, USA. The reasons we are considering this move include:

• Planned future programs, IITs and other training in Albuquerque.
• People active in CNVC administration are living in Albuquerque.
• Cost effective operations.
• Reduced cost of living for office staff.
• Friendlier regulatory environment for non-profit operation.
• Easy access to international airport.
• Growing local NVC community that is receptive to hosting the CNVC office.
• Volunteer community available.

To support clarity and mutual understanding, the Board and Leadership Team have selected me to do exploratory research for moving the office. I will communicate my report to the Board and LT within 30 days for review and consideration.

You can participate by sharing your ideas and resources with me to help us discover whether or not this plan is in harmony with the vision, mission and aim of CNVC.

I can be reached at: nvctrainer@gmail.com

Jim Manske

CNVC GCC Co-Coordinator

Minutes - Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007

Note that for the first part of this Conference in Albuquerque the Board and LT met jointly to facilitate ease of dialog about the many changes begun at the October Conference in North Carolina where we distinguished between the Board, LT, and GCC. Board and LT teleconference meetings have recently been combined due to the extensive overlap in agenda, but beginning sometime in 2007 we anticipate holding them separately.

DAY 1

• Present: Marshall, Valentina, Jori, Stefan, Katherine, John Wiley
• Observers: Danielle, William, Anne, John Buck, Jim Manske
• Morning: reports.

Discussion

• Stefan:

• In house trainers
• PR person: goals have us in 2 big newspaper, or magazines or something like that.
• General manager
• MBR&V connecting more with the LT. focus on social change projects.
• Check in with your team.
• Priorities: roles, get positions filled
• Responding to the requests coming in.

• MBR&V respond:

• Video conferencing studio is being set up in their home in May. (have William involved)
• Podcasts for on website.
• MBR: let's locate groups we want to work with in social change. Identify teams in our network and they can work with the people in these projects. I want time to make that happen.
• General manager have some entrepreneurial enthusiasm. We are like a start up. Stefan connected with headhunters.
• Have video conferencing around the world.

Decision

Barbara Rinaldi to be the Executive Director.
Note: This decision was subsequently rescinded.

Discussion regarding this decision (no longer relevant): Barbara Rinaldi will continue as consultant to Valentina. Spend 2 weeks with Jori in the office, asap. Jori work with her for 3 months. On month to month basis. Specific dates to do the "how goes it" with all 4 (MBR&V and Jori). request to take NVC training. Board and LT participate in the 3 month "how goes it" session.

Decision

Invitation to Robert Gonzales to be a member of the CNVC board for 2 years.

Note: efforts will be made to coordinate Robert's schedule with the Rosenbergs and other members, when setting meeting dates. One strategy discussed for future Conferences is to consider holding them in Albuquerque to facilitate ease for Robert and the Rosenbergs.

Decision

Stefan to be a board member for 1 more year. (till March 2008).

Note: discussion included the importance of continuity in membership as new members are recruited, and the need for more members and particularly for officers such as Treasurer. The character of the Board is anticipated to change, as leaders from related organizations are invited to join and bring their outside perspective.

Discussion

Suggestions for new Board members: Eduardo Montoya-Arriens, Jamie Conglose, Charles Koeting, Maria Arpa, John Buck, Danielle Beenders, Enrique Toro , Wayne Muller, William Ury, Richard Rohr, Michael Bechwick, Anne van Stappen, Gail Taylor, someone from Africa.

Decision

SEP-IRA set at 7% for 2006.

Comment: This decision had to do with choosing the rate for CNVC staff benefits, and included consideration of their needs and the current financial soundness of the organization.

Check-out

• John Wiley: tired, celebrating closeness of circle, curious and hopeful about coming days.
• Anne: celebrating all we got done.
• Jori: tired, full, intrigued, enjoying the resources coming in. curious about a lot of unknown.
• Jim: tired, happy enjoyed the day.
• Marshall: glad about what we did and how we did it.
• Valentina: celebration and tired.
• William: lot of decisions made, excited about tomorrow.
• Danielle: Tired.
• Katherine: glad MBR and V are getting the support they need from Barbara.
• John Buck: Happy about discipline in the going around. John went back on himself with some discomfort he felt. That accomplish more in NC then we thought. Clear leadership is helpful.

DAY 2

• Present: Marshall, Valentina, Jori, John Wiley, Katherine
• Observers: Danielle, William, Anne, John Buck, Jim Manske

• Healing.
• Sociocracy training and consulting by John Buck.

DAY 3

• Present: John Wiley, Marshall, Valentina, Jori, Katherine
• Observers: Danielle, William, Anne, John Buck, Jim

"Picture Forming" on Office Relocation

John Buck facilitated this Sociocratic process as a focus for further integration of tools into our NVC meeting process, while also exploring the overall topic of whether to consider an office move.

1. Explain the item: Relocate office?

2. Questions, Exploration of issues.

(with summary of subsequent discussion)

• If CNVC left LA, would NVC leave LA (support for growing LA NVC community)?
• Where? SB, ABQ, AZ, LA, Costa Rica.
• When? Soon has advantages and disadvantages, as does moving at all.
• Expense? Difficult to assess, but probably many unforeseen costs and savings.
• Local/state laws. CA nonprofit laws and regulations are an unwelcome burden.
• Proximity of V&MBR to office (+/-) (convenience, ease, comfort, legal support, resources).
• Labor pool. ABQ has large NVC volunteer community and low cost qualified employees.
• Need giraffe consciousness community and volunteer pool. LA has less of both.
• How fill the positions we need.
• Other systems, considering impacts. Very complex and delicate.
• Impact on current staff. Mixed so far, more info needed from them.
• Stability & continuation of work being done (during transition). Challenging.
• How would move support our mission? Many considerations.
• Could be both organization center & community center.
• What is the symbolism in the move? ABQ still in U.S.
• Why move? Do we relocate with each new ED?
• Rosenbergs would be convenient to people working in office if in ABQ.
• Where could relocate that would help us to what we want to do?
• Virtuality? No physical office?
• Multiple Offices and virtual office(s)?
• Multi-lingual / multi-cultural (favors multiple &/or virtual offices).
• Support IIT. If in ABQ, IITs held there would be better supported.
• Buy versus lease property/building. Prefer to buy for long-term.

3. Proposal forming.

• Round to collect proposal ideas.
• Bridge the ideas:

Step 1

• Explore moving LT/Board Meetings and Office to ABQ.
• Assign a project manager to research:

• Place to buy in ABQ (with what funds, donors, sell how soon?).
• NVC in LA (strengthening before and until move).
• Care for current staff.
• Logistics (phones, server, existing literature).
• Adjust current personnel to address local labor laws (ABQ vs. LA).
• Communication with network about rationale and future plans involving them.
• Assign move project manager to make plan, including timing of plan and move.

Step 2

• Expand from ABQ.
• 24 hour phone cover.
• Phone number(s) around the world.
• Multiple languages.
• virtual offices, distributed resources to address regional/local needs.
• Bookstores (each language and region).
• Retail / commercial space in ABQ, then elsewhere.
• Rural community residential center in ABQ area, then elsewhere.

Potential name: Marshall Rosenberg Peace Study Institute.

• Regional offices (match language groups).

Decision

Jim Manske be the Move Research Manager. First step is to come up with the announcement for the network to be approved in this meeting before sent out to network. Rest of preliminary plan to be presented in 30 days.

Picture Forming: Communication between MBR&V and the LT

• M&V hire full time personal secretary asap (available 24 hrs).
• Valentina take lead role with support form Marshall.
• Marshall continue as director of education.
• Barbara Rinaldi (as consultant) to help Jori, Marshall and Valentina define work flow, helps define job of "E.D." person and helps with job search, helps with structure building and strategic planning.
• Hire office manager (temp) for LA.
• Hire office manager for ABQ and volunteers.
• Hire accountant for ABQ.
• John Wiley help with office until move from LA.
• Keep searching for a third person in the leadership (E.D.) team with M&V.
• Barbara and Jamie help M&V on strategic planning.
• Job description for M&V's assistant: capture & document information, 24/7 communication & support, someone able to maintain personal balance in such a challenging role.

DAY 4

• Present: John Wiley, Marshall, Valentina, Jori, Katherine
• Observers: John Buck, Danielle, William, Anne, Jim.
• Next phone Board meeting:

PT: March 14, 2007 at noon US PT - 1pm US MT

Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 580-0600

Participant Access Code: 432094#

• Consensus: We do not use the words sociocracy synergistically in our organization, we use "skills and tools for running meetings effectively, staying in power with."
• Picture forming/heart storming on ED role.

Decision

Decision of Day 1 to hire Barbara Rinaldi as E.D. rescinded. Barbara instead asked to serve as consultant to help Jori, Marshall and Valentina define work flow, help define job roles of "E.D." and help with job search, help with structure building and strategic planning.

Valentina's Needs

1. INTEGRITY,TRUTH, HONESTY, with each other and to practice our "Scary Honesty", with each other.
   
2. To be called when someone at the office needs me. I will feel more DISTURBED if staff or others working with me, DO NOT CALL ME because, they are concerned THAT THEY WILL BE DISTURBING ME. THANKS,
   
3. I Need a Personal Assistant, and I will continue to use Barbara Rinaldi as a Consultant. THANKS

• John Buck check-out: honored to have been able to contribute. Look forward to more connection.

Jori's Needs

• Meaning, purpose, transformative. Make a difference. Care.
• Growth and learning to bring us forward.
• Support, bring the resources so we can have time to harvest the growth, so we can move forward.
• Communication; Big need for feedback.
• Structure.
• Strategic help. Get ideas on how to hold it all.
• Want to make sure her need of us-ness with Jim gets met.

Check-out

• John Wiley: appreciation, love, willingness, excitement, hope, enthusiasm.
• Katherine: content, happy.
• Danielle: funny mode now. Excited and intrigued.
• Jori: mourning, thankful for the feedback mourning the lack of connection. Sweet in the moment deep send of a need met.
• William: hungry, thirsty.
• Valentina: blessed with all we have put together. With quality that meets my needs for purpose on the earth feeling, hope, excited, that this will manifest. Hopeful for our evolution.
• Anne: grateful, blessed and inspired.

LT MEETING

• Present: Marshall, Valentina, Anne, William, Jori, Jim, Danielle.
• Observers: Katherine, John

DAY 5

Board Meeting

Decision

Katherine Singer will be Board member Emeritus to fulfill the role of Treasurer until the board finds a new Treasurer.

LT Meeting

• Review of announcement letter

Decision

The search team to hire one person in ABQ as a office manager who is willing to be in LA temporarily asap. Decision to made by Marshall Valentina and consultant, and search team composed of: Anne Wiley, Valentina Rosenberg, Danielle Beenders and Jim Manske.

Proposed Agenda - February Board/LT Conference (Albuquerque)

Day 1 - Board Meeting (open to public)

• 9:00am - Check-in (Observer Request):

Observers

Board

• 9:15am - Agenda additions/changes, announcements.
• 9:20am - Financial Report (Jori 10 min.).
• 9:30am - Report on Office (Jori 20 min.).
• 9:50am - Report on GCC (Jim 15 min.).
• 10:05am - Report on IT infrastructure improvements (William 15 min.).
• 10:20am - BREAK 20 minutes.
• 10:40am - Update on organization restructuring review (Marshall & Valentina 1hr.50min.).
• 12:30pm - LUNCH 1.5 hours.
• 2:00pm - Marshall's Needs (Katherine 1:20hrs.).
• 3:20pm - Empathy groups of 3 (Jori 20 min.).
• 3:40pm - BREAK 20 minutes.
• 4:00pm - Agenda for coming day(s), number of days, divide Board/LT days & agendas (John 60 min.).
• 5:00pm - Check-out

Observers

Board

• 5:30pm - Adjourn for 6pm dinner (2 hours).
• 7:30pm - SEP-IRA Proposal (Valentina 15 min.).
• 7:45pm - Heartstorming Round on Organizational Review (John Buck 45 min.).
• 8:00pm - Adjourn.

Subsequent Days (possibly open to public)

• Organizational Review - Decisions/Actions?
• Visioning as framework for structural decisions - picturemaking (Jori)
• Role definitions and recruitment options for LT Positions (Jori).
  • Office Administrator? ED? Review job description and hiring procedure
  • Fundraising
  • Media
• What kind of special consulting we need and how to fund it (Marshall 30 min.).
• Valentina's Needs (Jori).
• Role and funding of Barbara & Sartaj in CNVC (Valentina 20 min.).
• Role and funding of Sociocracy and John Buck in CNVC (Valentina 30 min.).
• CNVC geopgraphic project support, responding to requests for feedback from Dom and Eva
• Certification Review (Danielle for Office Staff)
• Proposal for productivity and mutuality (Jori):

• Agenda items submitted by 10 days before meeting.
• Proposed: Agenda posted by 7 days before meeting for feedback.
• Proposed: Anyone not present who has not commented before meeting is considered to consent.

(Any decisions may be revisited at future meetings.)

• Picture forming to define structure and intention of Synergy (Anne).
• To support clarity and direction, review policies (available on CNVC website) (Jori):

• Agreement dated 23rd July 2002 between Marshall Rosenberg, Gary Baran, Anne Bourrit and Pascale Molho at Orchidea Lodge re: trainer renewal fees in French-speaking area.
• Staff retirement funds.
• Vice President role includes tracking decisions [Need: follow through].

• Deliverables discussion (Stefan):

1. 'functioning': sociocratic; autocratic; etc, 'style'. Clarity which decisions made by what method and by whom.

(proposed delineation: decisions that get made by LT/board rather than by M&V alone:

...a) Hiring of senior staff

...b) Creation of new organizational components

...c) Dedication of substantial financial resouces (>$10k?)

...d) definition of strategic priorities, to be refined further in discussion, just wanted to offer this list as a start)

2. management team 'setup': clarity in relation to roles already delineated.

3. strategic detailing (priority & how / who/ resources): know how will we fulfill strategic priotities, next steps and plan.

4. financial plan: self-finance vs. invest / consequences/ outcomes.

• Observer policy for LT meetings (John 30 min.).

LT Minutes & Agenda - February 5, 2007 Meeting

LT Minutes & Agenda - February 5, 2007 Meeting

LT Minutes & Agenda - January 19, 2007 Meeting

LT Minutes & Agenda - January 19, 2007 Meeting

LT Position Descriptions

LT Position Descriptions - 12/06

Board Agenda - January 10 Meeting

PT: Jan. 10, 2007 at noon US PT -1pm US MT - 8pm London (GMT),

Seoul: Jan.11 at 5am

Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 580-0600

Participant Access Code: 432094#

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Agenda

• 12:00PT Check-in (15 min.)
• 12:15PT Logistics & Announcements (John, 5 min.)
• 12:20PT Set February physical meeting [2/25-3/1 Albq.?] (all - 20 min.).
• 12:40PT Clarify definition of Board and LT (Valentina, Marshall, John Buck, 30 min.).
• Tabled for LT meeting - Jori & Jim compensation package review and decision (Jim 20, min.).
• 1:10PT Observer Check-out (10 min.)
• 1:20PT Board Check-out (5 min.)

LT Minutes & Agenda - January 5, 2007 Meeting

LT Minutes & Agenda - January 5, 2007 Meeting

LT Minutes - December 22 Meeting

LT Minutes - December 22, 2006

Board Minutes - December 2006 Meeting

Board Minutes - December 2006 Meeting

Board Agenda - December 2006 Meeting

  Jim and Jori’s Report as Coordinators of the GCC

  John Wiley's Initial Report on "E.D." Role Analysis

Marshall's Statement to the NVC network

My wife, Valentina, and I would like to share our celebrations with you stimulated by the October CNVC Conference. We celebrated that CNVC now has NVC groups working in 65 countries on every continent and about 1/4 million people per year are receiving our training. We then shared our vision that within the next 10 years we would like to have NVC teams in every country and NVC reaching millions of people through mainstream media outlets.

We want to share with you how touched and celebratory we are feeling at the response of everyone present to this vision. To achieve these two visions we are radically transforming our organization.

• Valentina and I will be leading a Leadership Team, (LT) formalizing what has been our unofficial role.
• We are encouraging all trainers to operate, not on their own, but in association with local NVC circles so that they work together to support the NVC mission. To support this organizing effort, Jim and Jori Manske will focus on building the Global Coordinating Council (GCC).
• We are also taking steps to synergize with other organizations who are also working for a transformation in consciousness.
• We will expand the number of NVC trainers on the CNVC staff to better meet the number of requests for training and ensure continuity of CNVC’s services.
• We are also creating means of making our training available through the media.

With Love and Gratitude, Marshall and Valentina Rosenberg

Note: this letter was edited slightly for clarity and wiki formatting by John Wiley, CNVC President. The original unedited version will be posted elsewhere.

Deutsch: Nachricht an das Netzwerk von Marshall

Meine Frau, Valentina und ich möchten gerne unser Feiern mit Euch teilen, das vom kürzlichen Boardmeeting des CNVC in der Nähe von Atanta, Georgia, angeregt wurde. Das Center for Nonviolent Communication hat nun GFK-Gruppen, die in 65 Ländern und in jedem Kontinent der Erde arbeiten mit über 1/4 Mio. TeilnehmerInnen an den Trainings, die dort gegeben werden. Beim diesem Boardmeeting haben wir über unsere Visionen gesprochen: dass wir innerhalb der nächsten 10 Jahre GFK-Teams in jedem Land der Erde haben und dass die Gewaltfreie Kommunikation Millionen Menschen durch die Haupt-Medien (mainstream media outlets) erreicht.

Wir möchten mit Euch teilen, wie berührt und voller Dankbarkeit wir uns fühlen durch die Reaktionen von allen, die diese Vision teilen. Um diese beiden Visionen erreichen zu können, werden wir unsere Orgnaisation grundsätzlich verändern.

Valentina und ich werden ein Leading Team (LT) führen, dadurch werden wir nun formell das tun, was bisher unsere inoffizielle Rolle war.

Wir ermutigen alle TrainerInnen, nicht mehr alleine zu wirken, sondern zusammen mit den lokalen GFK-Kreisen, damit sie zuammenarbeiten, um die Mission der Gewaltfreien Kommunikation zu unterstützen.

Damit die organisatorischen Bemühungen vorangehen, werden sich Jori und Jim Manske darauf konzentrieren, das Global Coordinating Council (GCC) aufzubauen.

Wir werden auch Schritte unternehmen, um Synergien mit anderen Organisationen zu erreichen, die auch auf eine Bewusstseinsänderung hinarbeiten.

Wir werden die Anzahl der GFK-TrainerInnen in der CNVC-Belegschaft erhöhen, um den vielen Anfragen nach Trainings besser nachkommen zu können und um den Fortbestand der CNVC-Dienste abzusichern.

Wir werden außerdem Wege finden, unsere Trainings durch die Medien verfügbar zu machen.

In Liebe und Dankbarkeit

Marshall und Valentina Rosenberg

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LT Minutes - December 8, 2006 Meeting

LT Minutes - December 8, 2006 Meeting

LT Agenda - December 8, 2006 Meeting

LT Agenda December 8, 2006 Meeting

LT Minutes - November 15, 2006 Meeting

LT Minutes - November 15, 2006 Meeting

LT Agenda - November 15, 2006 Meeting

LT Agenda November 15, 2006 Meeting

Minutes October 21-25, 2006 CNVC LT/Board Conference

Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference

Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

Older Documents - GCC Before LT Creation

GCC Before LT Creation

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