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Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08

2009-03-16T15:08:51Z

Elinska: /* Future Agenda Items: */

=CNVC Board Meeting 11/03/08=

To provide feedback on any of these decisions, please complete the following form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumoPEP5UgVAVw&hl=en

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor (entered 1:30PM MST) – Board Member
:Jori Manske – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Absent:
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President

Observers:
Eduardo Montoya (Italy), Glenda Mattinson (CNVC Communication Coordinator, Canada – Ontario), Jeff Brown (US – Missouri), Pan Vera (CNVC IT Coordinator, US – Vermont),
Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

Facilitator: John Buck
Recorder: Elin Skappel

==Summary of Action Items:==
:1. Next meeting – In Person Meeting, November 13-16, 2008. The following meeting will be held December 17th at 1PM MST.
:2. Glenda Mattinson will contact John Buck and suggest ways on how to efficiently incorporate her two areas of responsibilities into the In Person meeting agenda.
:3. Eduardo Montoya will email Elin Skappel his home number. Elin will forward this number to IT Coordinator Pan Vera, who can pull Eduardo into the meetings at no cost for Eduardo.
:4. Elin Skappel will send Gail Taylor’s email address to Eduardo Montoya.
:5. Gail Taylor offered to reimburse the costs for this call for Eduardo Montoya, if he would send her the charges that the call incurred.
:6. Elin Skappel will send the Agenda Package for today’s meeting to Eduardo Montoya.
:7. Pan Vera will re-send the link to the Board Members for Survey2 – raw information.
:8. Pan Vera will solicit more participation in the Survey in accordance with the Decision that the Board made at today’s meeting. Included in this communication will be an acknowledgement that survey results have not been obtained from the German and French networks at this time, but that they will be incorporated and shared along with the rest.
:9. Gail will forward her thoughts on Board Process to the Board Members through email when she has distilled her notes on the subject.
:10. Eduardo Montoya – and any other board member who might have questions they did not bring up at this meeting – will send questions and thoughts to Margo, Glenda or John.

==Summary of Decisions:==
:1. Eduardo Montoya will join the board for an Applicant Period of 3 meetings. If Eduardo is not able to come to the In Person meeting, he will be brought in via teleconference at key points. By the end of this Applicant Period, Eduardo and the Board will have a conversation about how this is working for everybody, and see whether Eduardo would take a full 3 year term as a Board Member.
Term: 3 meetings
:2. Once information is assembled for the In Person meeting, we will share the results with the whole NVC community, in accordance with Board communication policy.

==Future Agenda Items:==
:1. The meeting dates for 2009 will be discussed at the In Person Board meeting Nov. 13-16.
:2. As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.
:3. For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: Strategies around the Scholarship procedure and fees, and possibly electing a new Board representative for the Scholarship Committee.

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* Minutes of the September 3 2008 Board meeting were accepted.
:* Agenda for today was accepted with one addition: Scholarship Committee.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* The meeting dates for 2009 will be discussed at the In Person Board meeting Nov. 13-16.

==Financial Report==
:* Financial reports through the end of August were attached to the Agenda for your review.
- IIT revenue is lower than last year. This is accounted for by the fact that there are 9 IITs scheduled, compared to 12 last year. The maximum number of participants per IIT has also been lowered.
:* Expenses are being kept in check, and are lower than last year.
:* Donations are lower than through the end of August compared to last year and 2006. We have received 70% of the average of the previous two years. However, we do typically receive a large portion of our annual donations the holiday months of November, December and January. The impact the current economic situation will have on this is unknown.

==Communication Coordinator Report==
:* Report was included in the Agenda Package for this meeting for your review.
Observations and Needs:
:* Communication Coordinator (CC) current role at Board meetings is as an observer, except when presenting their report.
:* Another part of role is to help ensure Board minutes align with Board communication policy, including identification of observations and needs related to Board decisions.
:* In some cases, the Communication Coordinator has not been clear about the observations and needs during the meeting.
:* Needs: Contribution, clarity, shared understanding, support meeting flow
Proposed Policy:
:* As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.
Decision:
:* To do a trial run of the proposed policy during today’s meeting, and to make a policy decision at Face to Face meeting.
Action Items: 
:* Glenda Mattinson will contact John Buck and suggest ways on how to efficiently incorporate her two areas of responsibilities into the In Person meeting agenda.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.

==New Potential Board Members; Discussion with Eduardo Montoya==
:* Eduardo Montoya joined the teleconference call today as an observer and potential Board Member. A letter from Eduardo to the Board was attached to the Agenda for today’s meeting.
Observations and Needs:
:* Eduardo’s NVC work has been basically promoting, helping start and guiding NVC Learning and Practice Groups in Italy. He has helped start one group in Spain (2005) and seven in Italy (2006/8). A new collaboration will begin for him this autumn when he gives 4 weekend workshops to a group of members of the Italian branch of the ngo SERVAS (a community of global peace-seekers).
:* Needs the Board would like to meet in selection of its Board members:
:* Inclusion – including members from additional countries, with an understanding of various cultures, and who communicate in additional languages (Eduardo communicates in Italian and several other languages in addition to English).
:* Awareness, shared understanding and consideration re: CNVC guidelines
:* Shared understanding with the Board in regards to building an infrastructure that will flow with ease and be self sustaining, and also the very alive topic of recognizing and supporting global groups.
:* There is a needs-not-met situation between Eduardo and a certified trainer in our network. Several possibilities to address this situation were raised.
Decision: 
:* Eduardo Montoya will join the board for an Applicant Period of 3 meetings. If Eduardo is not able to come to the In Person meeting, he will be brought in via teleconference at key points. By the end of this Applicant Period, Eduardo and the Board will have a conversation about how this is working for everybody, and see whether Eduardo would take a full 3 year term as a Board Member.
Term: 3 meetings
Action Items: 
:* Eduardo Montoya will email Elin Skappel his home number. Elin will forward this number to IT Coordinator Pan Vera, who is able to pull Eduardo into the meetings at no cost for Eduardo.
:* Elin Skappel will send Gail Taylor’s email address to Eduardo Montoya.
:* Gail Taylor offered to reimburse the costs for this call for Eduardo Montoya, if he would send her the charges that the call incurred.
:* Elin Skappel will send the Agenda Package for today’s meeting to Eduardo Montoya.

==Scholarship Committee==
:* Jori has been serving as the Board’s representative on the Scholarship Committee, but now that her term on the Board is complete, she requests clarity in regards to whether the Board still wishes to have a representative on the Committee, and if so, to choose that representative.
:* The role includes receiving applications for scholarships for IITs, reviewing them, giving recommendations on the applicants, and forwarding them to Marshall and Valentina for consent. Jori found this process involved an average of 2 ½ hours per IIT.
:* The Scholarship Committee and many other functions within the scope of Educational Services are in the process of being re-evaluated by the Educational Services Team.
:* All scholarship applications for 2008 have been considered.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: Strategies around the Scholarship procedure and fees, and possibly electing a new Board representative for the Scholarship Committee.

==Board Terms / Appreciation to Jori Manske==
:* Jori’s term on the Board (through October 2008) has come to an end.
:* The Board shared memories and a deep appreciation for all the work that Jori has done for the CNVC, not only as a Board Member but also as an Interim Admin Director, Leadership Team Member and GCC Coordinator. Her service, nurturing and care, and how she has supported the growth of the organization, always with a sense of mutuality and a desire to assist others in growing with her. She has introduced many of the current Board Members to NVC, and the Board looks forward to seeing how she will continue to work with passion for NVC in many ways.
:* Jori reflected on what a ride it has been, with many unexpected turns, and shared appreciation for the Board members who are willing to carry things forward, and continue to find a way to serve the incredible vision and mission we hold. She is glad to be moving on to some other projects, and feels very fulfilled having done what she has done, and moving on to what she is moving on to.

==Surveys (Margo, Glenda, Pan)==
:* Two Strategic Plan-related surveys have been sent out to the network – one consisting of a few high-level questions, the second requesting input on some concrete options. Response data and analyses from both surveys were part of the Agenda Package for today’s meeting.
:* Margo: I highly appreciate the support from Susan Livingston, Pan Vera (CNVC IT Coordinator) and Glenda Mattinson (CNVC Communication Coordinator & GCC Coordinator) in assisting to pull all this together.
:* We are still in the middle of receiving feedback. We have received 49 responses from the first survey (the High Level/Overview survey), most of the responses being from the English-speaking part of the network. The survey has recently been translated into French, and is in the process of being translated into German, so we are awaiting further responses from the French and German speaking parts of the network.
:* Glenda highlighted that there were four documents provided related to Survey 1, two related to the interviews done by Susan Livingston, and two related to all write-in material.
:* Susan Livingston interviewed 8 people over the phone using the questions in the first survey, and provided two analyses – one a compilation of visions, and one analysis of focus areas. She found it very hard to collate the answers, especially on the “vision” questions due to the richness of the responses, each reply was very unique.
:* Glenda noted that the Board had received a copy of all Survey 1 responses (the file with “Input” in the title), and a rough analysis of 3 of the 4 responses (excluding the “ideal dream” question). This analysis categorized each response by the topic(s) discussed, and then grouped all comments on the same topic into a single set.
:* Susan and Glenda both recommended reading the column about the ideal dream to get the unique image of what each person had shared.
:* Pan compiled the spreadsheet over Survey 2, the detailed survey, where 45 responses have been received. He recommended paying special attention to the “Rank and Priority” sheet with graphs, where he has the ranks of priority from the entire community, but also separated out the answers from Certified Trainers. He also pointed out that the answers to “additional activities” were interesting and recommended the Board pay notice to those as well.
Decision:
Observations and Needs:
:* The Board wishes to solicit more responses from the network in order to be as complete as possible for the In Person Meeting.
:* Independence – for each person’s input to be uninfluenced by reading what others have shared
:* Board Communication policy of Aug 13, 2008 “Feedback information is to be made available to everybody on a view-only basis as long as the person supplying the input has the ability to choose whether their feedback will be seen by everyone or by a limited group of people”.
Decision:
:* Once information is assembled for the In Person meeting, we will share the results with the whole NVC community, in accordance with Board communication policy.
Action Items: 
:* Pan Vera will re-send the link to the Board Members for Survey2 – raw information.
:* Pan Vera will solicit more participation in the Survey in accordance with the Decision that the Board made at today’s meeting. Included in this communication will be an acknowledgement that survey results have not been obtained from the German and French networks at this time, but that they will be incorporated and shared along with the rest.

==Review of Agenda for In-Person meeting==
:* Teleconference with invited leaders in the NVC community: 2/3 of the people invited have indicated they will be available and really appreciate the invitation. There is a request for translation to French and German – Glenda will be working on finding translators. How to continue the work begun in these teleconferences with their participants, possibly in connection with the GCC, may be part of some of the discussions that will come up at the In Person Meeting.
:* Gail asked when there would be time on the agenda to discuss Board Process. John asked for some sample items. Gail indicated that she has these in a document she would like to share.
:* Danielle Beenders will send out information about the venue to the Board Members, and will be happy to assist Board Members if they have questions about the venue, transportation, needing to be picked up at the Airport, and so forth.
Action Items: 
:* Gail will forward her thoughts on Board Process to the Board Members through email when she has distilled her notes on the subject.
:* Eduardo Montoya – and any other board member who might have questions they did not bring up at this meeting – will send questions and thoughts to Margo, Glenda or John.

==Closing Round Comments:==
:* Marshall – I have no further comments.
:* Valentina – I don’t have any comments, but just want to give John a lot of gratitude for being here with us and to Eduardo for his patience and continuing to stay here and Gail for supporting him with the financial piece, and to everyone else who is present here. For Jori again, and just all that has been shared today, I feel that it’s been a very productive and very complete, wonderful meeting.
:* Margo – I so appreciate everyone’s time and attention to be on the call today, and that means the observers also. I appreciate the opportunity for connection, and for us to assist each other with clarity. Jori, I loved hearing the quiver in your voice, I got a sense that you allowed your heart to be open to receive some gratitude, and I am hoping that you did truly hear the gratitude that everyone shared. And Eduardo, thanks for joining in on the call today, we look forward to trying to have it happen with ease in the future.
:* Jori – This has been a sweet phase, and I did take in the appreciation and feel a sense of warmth and connection with people on the call, it brought back very fond memories. Again, a deep appreciation that you continue to do this work, and I feel complete, thank you.
:* Gail – Three small comments – One, I am just wanting to voice my regrets for not coming on the hour and showing up a half hour out, it is not the way I want to be showing my care or demonstrating my integrity, and so I just want to voice that again and I’ll absolutely be sure to attend more carefully next time when we are scheduling. Secondly, again, just wanting to welcome Eduardo, and just really appreciating the level of eagerness, and a kind of warmth in reading his document, I really enjoyed receiving that, thank you. And I also, out to the community, want to offer gratitude for the respondents that did say yes, and that did participate with Susan, and again I know I said thank you already to the team for everything that you have done, but also wanting to acknowledge the people who are taking the time to making their voice be heard, and giving us their insights, it has definitely informed my perspective much more fully. It’s been a total joy.
:* Eduardo – I am very grateful to be welcomed to this conference, and I am warmed by the appreciation that I have heard from several of you. I am hopeful that I will be more able to participate, and some of the things that were said made me more curious about it, I have no knowledge of the items of the agenda, and I hope that at the next conference I will be able to participate more actively, and also not being jetlagged! I just want to thank everyone.
:* John – I missed Robert and Stefan on the call today, wish they could have been here, and I am reminding myself of how important it will be to set aside time before I get to Albuquerque to really review all this rich material that is available. I feel like I would have benefitted from going over it even more than I did. And Jori, please say hi to Jim for me.
:* Jeff – I was glad to be here, I missed about 30 minutes, I ducked out for another purpose. I feel a little bit more connected, and what I am sitting with no is just some internal confusion about my place in CNVC and how to find relevance and deep meaning. I am sitting with that curiosity and a bit of confusion.
:* Susan – (bad connection and echo)
:* Pan – I really enjoyed listening to the Board and the deliberations and look forward to seeing you all in a short while.
:* Elin – I really enjoyed being on the call today, I just love these meetings and have a big smile on my face.
:* Glenda – Ditto to many of the things that I have heard. And I am also somehow from my statistics background wanting to acknowledge that we have something less than 300 certified trainers, and I have no idea how many people there actually are in the network, but a 10% response rate is often considered extremely good in surveys, so wanting to celebrate the responses that we have had.

==Feedback on Experimenting with Modified Communication Coordinator Role in Meeting==
:* Glenda – I would say in terms of your role, John, it went very well. In terms of my role, I am noticing when I do not have as much clarity as I would like, that is a skill I am going to build. At this moment I am feeling very content and very appreciative of the board for being willing to give it a try this time, and do want to make sure that we get a chance to hear if there were any needs not met, partly for learning, and partly so we can make a different choice as necessary.
:* Jori – I am just really glad that you spoke up and that you continue to speak up, to meet the needs that you are hoping to serve.
:* Gail – Ditto Jori’s comment.

==The meeting was convened at 1 PM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 PM MST.==

==Agenda for Meeting 11/03/08==
===(1:00pm ABQ; 20.00 UTC) Check-in ===
===(1:15) Administrative matters ===
:- Announcements
:- Welcome to Eduardo Montoya
:- Next meeting date(s): Nov 13-17, Dec 17, accept proposed meeting dates for next year
:- Acceptance of minutes of September 10, 2008 Board meeting
:- Acceptance of agenda for today

===(1:20) Content ===
===-1:20 PM (1) Routine financial report (Margo) ===
===-1:25 PM (2) Ongoing - A report from the Communication Coordinator (Glenda) ===
===-1:35 PM (3) Review of board terms; appreciation for Jori's extensive service to CNVC (All) ===
===-1:50 PM (4) New potential board members; discussion with Eduardo Montoya (All) ===
===-2:05 PM (5) Review preliminary results of strategic plan surveys (Margo, Glenda, Pan) ===
===-2:15 PM (6) Review of proposed agenda for in-person meeting, logistics, preparation (All) ===
=== (2:45) Check out - Feedback on the Meeting ===

===(3:00) End meeting ===
===Board Communication Policy: ===
1 - What will we communicate - information (ask / tell), decisions (observations & needs met?), feedback requests 2 - Who do we communicate it to? 3 - Who / how will communication be drafted, agreed to and sent?
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

CNVC Board

2009-03-11T20:19:59Z

Elinska:

UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: http://cnvc.org/en/community/governance/board-directors/teleconference-dial-information/teleconference-dial-information (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

. . . . . . . .

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
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=Board Teleconferences=
UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09]]=

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

CNVC Board

2009-03-10T22:50:25Z

Elinska: /* New Meeting Dates To Be Determined */

UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

. . . . . . . .

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
----
=Board Teleconferences=
UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09]]=

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

CNVC Board

2009-03-10T22:49:13Z

Elinska: /* Observer Request for Board meetings */

UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

. . . . . . . .

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
----
=Board Teleconferences=
UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

= New Meeting Dates To Be Determined=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09]]=

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

CNVC Board

2009-03-10T22:48:47Z

Elinska: /* Regularly scheduled meetings */

UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

. . . . . . . .

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
----
=Board Teleconferences=
UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

====Observer Request for Board meetings====
We ask non-Board members to reserve any comments until the time we have set aside for feedback (up to 15 minutes toward the end of the meeting) from Observers who have honored us with their presence. We may also include other times for feedback, as our need for that arises and when there is sufficient time to listen to and address those comments.
:'''Please press 6 to mute and unmute''' your line during the call.

= New Meeting Dates To Be Determined=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09]]=

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

CNVC Board

2009-03-10T22:47:40Z

Elinska:

UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

. . . . . . . .

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
----
=Board Teleconferences=
====Regularly scheduled meetings====
*First double-digit Wednesday of each month ('''Note: subject to change''')
**'''2000 UT/GMT''' - 1:00pm MST Albuquerque NM and AZ; 12:00 noon West Coast; 21.00 (9 pm) Paris and Western Europe
*'''NEW''' US Dial-n Number: +1.712-432-1600;
*Participant Access Code: 825078#
*'''NEW European''' Dial-in Numbers:
**Austria: 0820 4000 1552
**Belgium: 070 35 9974
**France: 0826 100 256
**Germany: 01805 00 76 09
**Ireland: 0818 270 021
**Italy: 848 390 156
**Netherlands: 9004 353 535
**Spain: 902 886025
**Switzerland: 0848 560 179
**UK: 0870 35 204 74
*Free Conference Play Back
**Playback Number, US: +1.641.715.3416
**Access Code: 825078#

====Observer Request for Board meetings====
We ask non-Board members to reserve any comments until the time we have set aside for feedback (up to 15 minutes toward the end of the meeting) from Observers who have honored us with their presence. We may also include other times for feedback, as our need for that arises and when there is sufficient time to listen to and address those comments.
:'''Please press 6 to mute and unmute''' your line during the call.

= New Meeting Dates To Be Determined=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09]]=

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

CNVC Board

2009-03-10T22:46:37Z

Elinska:

UPDATE March 10th, 2009: Minutes from the Board of Directors' meetings are now available on the cnvc.org website! We will keep the minutes below on the nvcwiki for now, but ALL NEW MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE CNVC WEBSITE ONLY. 

You can find the minutes by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and then there is a link on the left hand bar with CNVC Board Minutes.
OR by clicking this link: http://cnvc.org/en/about-us/governance/board-directors/cnvc-board-minutes/cnvc-board-meeting-agreements

We have removed the call-in information that used to be below, to avoid confusion and misleading info if/when these numbers change. You will find call-in information on the http://CNVC.org website - on this following link: (you can also find the dial-in information by going to http://cnvc.org and choosing the COMMUNITY tab and GOVERNANCE, and BOARD, and find the link on the left hand bar, right under the CNVC Board Minutes.

==============================

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
----
=Board Teleconferences=
====Regularly scheduled meetings====
*First double-digit Wednesday of each month ('''Note: subject to change''')
**'''2000 UT/GMT''' - 1:00pm MST Albuquerque NM and AZ; 12:00 noon West Coast; 21.00 (9 pm) Paris and Western Europe
*'''NEW''' US Dial-n Number: +1.712-432-1600;
*Participant Access Code: 825078#
*'''NEW European''' Dial-in Numbers:
**Austria: 0820 4000 1552
**Belgium: 070 35 9974
**France: 0826 100 256
**Germany: 01805 00 76 09
**Ireland: 0818 270 021
**Italy: 848 390 156
**Netherlands: 9004 353 535
**Spain: 902 886025
**Switzerland: 0848 560 179
**UK: 0870 35 204 74
*Free Conference Play Back
**Playback Number, US: +1.641.715.3416
**Access Code: 825078#

====Observer Request for Board meetings====
We ask non-Board members to reserve any comments until the time we have set aside for feedback (up to 15 minutes toward the end of the meeting) from Observers who have honored us with their presence. We may also include other times for feedback, as our need for that arises and when there is sufficient time to listen to and address those comments.
:'''Please press 6 to mute and unmute''' your line during the call.

= New Meeting Dates To Be Determined=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09]]=

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09

2009-03-02T20:27:49Z

Elinska: /* In attendance: */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, January 14, 2009=

==In attendance:==
:Board Members: 
:Gail Taylor– Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (for check-in and early part of meeting)

:Absent:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (most of the meeting)

:Observers:
:CNVC Communication Coordinator Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia), CNVC IT Coordinator Pan Vera (US – Vermont),

:Facilitator: Robert Gonzales / John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Summary of Action Items:==
:1. Next meeting – To Be Determined
:2. Margo will contact a specific proposed Board Member and initiate a conversation with him in regards to joining the Board for an Applicant Period.
:3. Elin will start an e-mail discussion about the quarterly meetings proposals by making a preliminary draft and distribute it through the cnvcboard yahoogroup by January 15th.
:4. All Board Members will participate in the e-mail discussion on the proposed policies in the cnvcboard yahoogroup and a resolution will be made within two weeks (January 28th, 2009)
:5. Margo will communicate the Board’s request of the GCC to prepare a synopsis of the parts from the November In-Person Board Meeting that involve the global community.
:6. All Board Members will comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoogroup on any internal matters from the November In-Person Board Meeting that they are not clear about.

==Summary of Decisions:==
:1. To process the feedback given to the Board through the Board’s feedback form on the website, the Board appoints the Board Secretary to be responsible for presenting the feedback to the Board during the initial summaries on the Board Agenda. If the Board Secretary is unavailable to present the feedback at a meeting, he/she will request another Board Member to present the feedback.

==Future Agenda Items:==
:1. Review of our system for recruiting Board Members (how it is working to achieve the results we aim for, consideration of possible strategies, what it might look like to open a broader search for board members, compared to connecting to someone by recommendation of a Board Member, taking into consideration that our strategic plan is not completed, and also reviewing the information that is presented to new Board Members)

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
• Minutes of the November 13-16, 2008 Board meeting were accepted.

==Financial Report==
- Financial statements have been emailed to the Board Members through the cnvcboard yahoogroup.

==Review of Action Items/Status Report on Search for future Board Members==
:Action Item: Margo will contact a specific proposed Board Member and initiate a conversation with him in regards to joining the Board for an Applicant Period.
:Future Agenda Item: Review of our system for recruiting Board Members (how it is working to achieve the results we aim for, consideration of possible strategies, what it might look like to open a broader search for board members, compared to connecting to someone by recommendation of a Board Member, taking into consideration that our strategic plan is not completed, and also reviewing the information that is presented to new Board Members)

==Proposal for Quarterly Board Meeting==
:Action Item: Elin will start an e-mail discussion about the quarterly meetings proposals by making a preliminary draft and distribute it through the cnvcboard yahoogroup by January 15th.
:Action Item: All Board Members will participate in the e-mail discussion on the proposed policies in the cnvcboard yahoogroup and a resolution will be made within two weeks (January 28th, 2009)

==Review of November In-Person Board Meeting==
Synopsis/summary of the meeting: There were a number of thoughts raised concerning the totality of the NVC community, and some decisions internal to the board. We need a synopsis of this rich material. We ask that the GCC prepare a synopsis of the parts that involve the global community (from both international calls and the rest of the four day In Person Meeting), and that the Board Members comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoo-group on any internal matters that they are not clear about.
:Action Item: Margo will communicate the Board’s request of the GCC to prepare a synopsis of the parts from the November In-Person Board Meeting that involve the global community.
:Action Item: All Board Members will comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoogroup on any internal matters from the November In-Person Board Meeting that they are not clear about.

==Communication Coordinator Report==
:*Elin distributed this report to the cnvcboard yahoogroup during the meeting, including an attachment with the feedback the Board has received from the network through the Board Feedback Form on the website.
Observations and Needs:
:*The NVC Community is invited to provide input and feedback to CNVC Governance Teams, including the Board, through the Feedback Forms on the website. Each CNVC Governance Team needs to determine its process for review and inclusion of this material in its decision-making.
:*The Communication Coordinator extracts the information from the Board feedback forms and attaches this as an Excel file to the Communication Report prepared for each Board Meeting.
:*Needs: shared understanding, awareness, connection
Decision: To process the feedback given to the Board through the Board’s feedback form on the website, the Board appoints the Board Secretary to be responsible for presenting the feedback to the Board during the initial summaries on the Board Agenda. If the Board Secretary is not available to present the feedback at a meeting, he/she will request another Board Member to present the feedback.
Term: 12 months

==Meeting Measurements==
:Marshall – Overwhelmed by the meeting, lost in the abstractions.
:Valentina – Exhausted, this felt like a four hour meeting, not a two hour meeting, I celebrate for some of the areas we did cover, but am also overwhelmed with confusion.
:Susan –Concerned about the proposed decision of quarterly meetings, there is a lot going on and I believe it would be more digestible in more frequent, shorter meetings.
:Pan – Pondering ways to organize information, especially the decisions that the Board has made.
:Glenda – Many significant things were tackled. I really like the idea about getting greater clarity about the delineation between Board responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Leadership Team and its members.
:John – Look forward to the minutes on the proposal to go to quarterly meeting, concerned about that.
:Robert – I think that we made some progress on this meeting. We dealt with important items and developing clarity. We could have spent more time on the Communication Coordinator’s report. The meeting was a bit cumbersome but we are dealing with the follow-up of a very significant meeting.
:Margo – I feel good about the tone of the meeting and the way topics were addressed. I appreciate the compassion and willingness to bring up what is important, and to keep working towards joint clarity and moving forward and feel that today’s meeting helped us accomplish that. Robert I appreciate the way you facilitated the meeting, helped us move along in the timing, with care and concern that everyone were heard.
:Gail – Robert, thank you for how you helped the space in facilitation. Pleased and delighted about the meeting, today has amplified the need for clarity between the Board’s intentions and policies, and what we want the Leadership Team, Admin Team and GCC to handle. Grateful for the way the discussion flowed and the collaboration. One of the things I would have enjoyed going a little smoother, is shared tracking on if we are making a policy discussion, if we are discussing strategies, or if we are discussing concerns about strategies. I am concerned about the amount of time this takes on the calls and wanting more shared holding of that.
:
:The meeting was convened 1:00 PM MST
:The meeting was adjourned 3:05 PM MST

==Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting==
Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference
1.712-432-1600; code 825078#

===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) Check-in===
===(1:15) Administrative matters===
:* Observer policy
:* Announcements
:* Acceptance of agenda for today
===(1:25) Content===
:* (1:25) Updates (Margo)
:Financial report
:Status of key action items
:Propose quarterly board meetings (Admin. Team)
:Review of November in-person Board meeting
:* (1:35) Day 1/2 – What are the foundation ideas of our strategic thinking? And the key themes of the first call with the international leaders?
:* (1:45) Day 2 – Were there any additional themes in the survey data?
:* (2:55) Day 3 – What were the key strategies suggested in the second call with the international leaders? Do our thoughts later in the day adequately reflect/respond to their thinking?
:* (2: 05) Day 4 – Any changes to priorities for integrating NVC Community input?
:* (2:15) Next steps in the development of an NVC Community Strategic Plan?
:* (2:35) Acceptance of minutes of November in-person board meeting
:* (2:35) Communications Coordinator report. (Glenda)
:* (2:40) Status report on search for new Board members.
===(2:50) Check out===
===(3:00) End meeting===
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09

2009-03-02T20:27:05Z

Elinska: /* Summary of Action Items: */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, January 14, 2009=

==In attendance:==
:Board Members: 
:Gail Taylor– Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (for check-in and early part of meeting)
:
:Absent:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (most of the meeting)
:
:Observers:
:CNVC Communication Coordinator Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia), CNVC IT Coordinator Pan Vera (US – Vermont),
:
:Facilitator: Robert Gonzales / John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Summary of Action Items:==
:1. Next meeting – To Be Determined
:2. Margo will contact a specific proposed Board Member and initiate a conversation with him in regards to joining the Board for an Applicant Period.
:3. Elin will start an e-mail discussion about the quarterly meetings proposals by making a preliminary draft and distribute it through the cnvcboard yahoogroup by January 15th.
:4. All Board Members will participate in the e-mail discussion on the proposed policies in the cnvcboard yahoogroup and a resolution will be made within two weeks (January 28th, 2009)
:5. Margo will communicate the Board’s request of the GCC to prepare a synopsis of the parts from the November In-Person Board Meeting that involve the global community.
:6. All Board Members will comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoogroup on any internal matters from the November In-Person Board Meeting that they are not clear about.

==Summary of Decisions:==
:1. To process the feedback given to the Board through the Board’s feedback form on the website, the Board appoints the Board Secretary to be responsible for presenting the feedback to the Board during the initial summaries on the Board Agenda. If the Board Secretary is unavailable to present the feedback at a meeting, he/she will request another Board Member to present the feedback.

==Future Agenda Items:==
:1. Review of our system for recruiting Board Members (how it is working to achieve the results we aim for, consideration of possible strategies, what it might look like to open a broader search for board members, compared to connecting to someone by recommendation of a Board Member, taking into consideration that our strategic plan is not completed, and also reviewing the information that is presented to new Board Members)

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
• Minutes of the November 13-16, 2008 Board meeting were accepted.

==Financial Report==
- Financial statements have been emailed to the Board Members through the cnvcboard yahoogroup.

==Review of Action Items/Status Report on Search for future Board Members==
:Action Item: Margo will contact a specific proposed Board Member and initiate a conversation with him in regards to joining the Board for an Applicant Period.
:Future Agenda Item: Review of our system for recruiting Board Members (how it is working to achieve the results we aim for, consideration of possible strategies, what it might look like to open a broader search for board members, compared to connecting to someone by recommendation of a Board Member, taking into consideration that our strategic plan is not completed, and also reviewing the information that is presented to new Board Members)

==Proposal for Quarterly Board Meeting==
:Action Item: Elin will start an e-mail discussion about the quarterly meetings proposals by making a preliminary draft and distribute it through the cnvcboard yahoogroup by January 15th.
:Action Item: All Board Members will participate in the e-mail discussion on the proposed policies in the cnvcboard yahoogroup and a resolution will be made within two weeks (January 28th, 2009)

==Review of November In-Person Board Meeting==
Synopsis/summary of the meeting: There were a number of thoughts raised concerning the totality of the NVC community, and some decisions internal to the board. We need a synopsis of this rich material. We ask that the GCC prepare a synopsis of the parts that involve the global community (from both international calls and the rest of the four day In Person Meeting), and that the Board Members comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoo-group on any internal matters that they are not clear about.
:Action Item: Margo will communicate the Board’s request of the GCC to prepare a synopsis of the parts from the November In-Person Board Meeting that involve the global community.
:Action Item: All Board Members will comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoogroup on any internal matters from the November In-Person Board Meeting that they are not clear about.

==Communication Coordinator Report==
:*Elin distributed this report to the cnvcboard yahoogroup during the meeting, including an attachment with the feedback the Board has received from the network through the Board Feedback Form on the website.
Observations and Needs:
:*The NVC Community is invited to provide input and feedback to CNVC Governance Teams, including the Board, through the Feedback Forms on the website. Each CNVC Governance Team needs to determine its process for review and inclusion of this material in its decision-making.
:*The Communication Coordinator extracts the information from the Board feedback forms and attaches this as an Excel file to the Communication Report prepared for each Board Meeting.
:*Needs: shared understanding, awareness, connection
Decision: To process the feedback given to the Board through the Board’s feedback form on the website, the Board appoints the Board Secretary to be responsible for presenting the feedback to the Board during the initial summaries on the Board Agenda. If the Board Secretary is not available to present the feedback at a meeting, he/she will request another Board Member to present the feedback.
Term: 12 months

==Meeting Measurements==
:Marshall – Overwhelmed by the meeting, lost in the abstractions.
:Valentina – Exhausted, this felt like a four hour meeting, not a two hour meeting, I celebrate for some of the areas we did cover, but am also overwhelmed with confusion.
:Susan –Concerned about the proposed decision of quarterly meetings, there is a lot going on and I believe it would be more digestible in more frequent, shorter meetings.
:Pan – Pondering ways to organize information, especially the decisions that the Board has made.
:Glenda – Many significant things were tackled. I really like the idea about getting greater clarity about the delineation between Board responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Leadership Team and its members.
:John – Look forward to the minutes on the proposal to go to quarterly meeting, concerned about that.
:Robert – I think that we made some progress on this meeting. We dealt with important items and developing clarity. We could have spent more time on the Communication Coordinator’s report. The meeting was a bit cumbersome but we are dealing with the follow-up of a very significant meeting.
:Margo – I feel good about the tone of the meeting and the way topics were addressed. I appreciate the compassion and willingness to bring up what is important, and to keep working towards joint clarity and moving forward and feel that today’s meeting helped us accomplish that. Robert I appreciate the way you facilitated the meeting, helped us move along in the timing, with care and concern that everyone were heard.
:Gail – Robert, thank you for how you helped the space in facilitation. Pleased and delighted about the meeting, today has amplified the need for clarity between the Board’s intentions and policies, and what we want the Leadership Team, Admin Team and GCC to handle. Grateful for the way the discussion flowed and the collaboration. One of the things I would have enjoyed going a little smoother, is shared tracking on if we are making a policy discussion, if we are discussing strategies, or if we are discussing concerns about strategies. I am concerned about the amount of time this takes on the calls and wanting more shared holding of that.
:
:The meeting was convened 1:00 PM MST
:The meeting was adjourned 3:05 PM MST

==Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting==
Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference
1.712-432-1600; code 825078#

===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) Check-in===
===(1:15) Administrative matters===
:* Observer policy
:* Announcements
:* Acceptance of agenda for today
===(1:25) Content===
:* (1:25) Updates (Margo)
:Financial report
:Status of key action items
:Propose quarterly board meetings (Admin. Team)
:Review of November in-person Board meeting
:* (1:35) Day 1/2 – What are the foundation ideas of our strategic thinking? And the key themes of the first call with the international leaders?
:* (1:45) Day 2 – Were there any additional themes in the survey data?
:* (2:55) Day 3 – What were the key strategies suggested in the second call with the international leaders? Do our thoughts later in the day adequately reflect/respond to their thinking?
:* (2: 05) Day 4 – Any changes to priorities for integrating NVC Community input?
:* (2:15) Next steps in the development of an NVC Community Strategic Plan?
:* (2:35) Acceptance of minutes of November in-person board meeting
:* (2:35) Communications Coordinator report. (Glenda)
:* (2:40) Status report on search for new Board members.
===(2:50) Check out===
===(3:00) End meeting===
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09

2009-03-02T20:26:47Z

Elinska: /* Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, January 14, 2009=

==In attendance:==
:Board Members: 
:Gail Taylor– Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (for check-in and early part of meeting)
:
:Absent:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (most of the meeting)
:
:Observers:
:CNVC Communication Coordinator Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia), CNVC IT Coordinator Pan Vera (US – Vermont),
:
:Facilitator: Robert Gonzales / John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Summary of Action Items:==
:1. Next meeting – Wednesday February 18th, 1 PM MST
:2. Margo will contact a specific proposed Board Member and initiate a conversation with him in regards to joining the Board for an Applicant Period.
:3. Elin will start an e-mail discussion about the quarterly meetings proposals by making a preliminary draft and distribute it through the cnvcboard yahoogroup by January 15th.
:4. All Board Members will participate in the e-mail discussion on the proposed policies in the cnvcboard yahoogroup and a resolution will be made within two weeks (January 28th, 2009)
:5. Margo will communicate the Board’s request of the GCC to prepare a synopsis of the parts from the November In-Person Board Meeting that involve the global community.
:6. All Board Members will comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoogroup on any internal matters from the November In-Person Board Meeting that they are not clear about.

==Summary of Decisions:==
:1. To process the feedback given to the Board through the Board’s feedback form on the website, the Board appoints the Board Secretary to be responsible for presenting the feedback to the Board during the initial summaries on the Board Agenda. If the Board Secretary is unavailable to present the feedback at a meeting, he/she will request another Board Member to present the feedback.

==Future Agenda Items:==
:1. Review of our system for recruiting Board Members (how it is working to achieve the results we aim for, consideration of possible strategies, what it might look like to open a broader search for board members, compared to connecting to someone by recommendation of a Board Member, taking into consideration that our strategic plan is not completed, and also reviewing the information that is presented to new Board Members)

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
• Minutes of the November 13-16, 2008 Board meeting were accepted.

==Financial Report==
- Financial statements have been emailed to the Board Members through the cnvcboard yahoogroup.

==Review of Action Items/Status Report on Search for future Board Members==
:Action Item: Margo will contact a specific proposed Board Member and initiate a conversation with him in regards to joining the Board for an Applicant Period.
:Future Agenda Item: Review of our system for recruiting Board Members (how it is working to achieve the results we aim for, consideration of possible strategies, what it might look like to open a broader search for board members, compared to connecting to someone by recommendation of a Board Member, taking into consideration that our strategic plan is not completed, and also reviewing the information that is presented to new Board Members)

==Proposal for Quarterly Board Meeting==
:Action Item: Elin will start an e-mail discussion about the quarterly meetings proposals by making a preliminary draft and distribute it through the cnvcboard yahoogroup by January 15th.
:Action Item: All Board Members will participate in the e-mail discussion on the proposed policies in the cnvcboard yahoogroup and a resolution will be made within two weeks (January 28th, 2009)

==Review of November In-Person Board Meeting==
Synopsis/summary of the meeting: There were a number of thoughts raised concerning the totality of the NVC community, and some decisions internal to the board. We need a synopsis of this rich material. We ask that the GCC prepare a synopsis of the parts that involve the global community (from both international calls and the rest of the four day In Person Meeting), and that the Board Members comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoo-group on any internal matters that they are not clear about.
:Action Item: Margo will communicate the Board’s request of the GCC to prepare a synopsis of the parts from the November In-Person Board Meeting that involve the global community.
:Action Item: All Board Members will comment to each other through the cnvcboard yahoogroup on any internal matters from the November In-Person Board Meeting that they are not clear about.

==Communication Coordinator Report==
:*Elin distributed this report to the cnvcboard yahoogroup during the meeting, including an attachment with the feedback the Board has received from the network through the Board Feedback Form on the website.
Observations and Needs:
:*The NVC Community is invited to provide input and feedback to CNVC Governance Teams, including the Board, through the Feedback Forms on the website. Each CNVC Governance Team needs to determine its process for review and inclusion of this material in its decision-making.
:*The Communication Coordinator extracts the information from the Board feedback forms and attaches this as an Excel file to the Communication Report prepared for each Board Meeting.
:*Needs: shared understanding, awareness, connection
Decision: To process the feedback given to the Board through the Board’s feedback form on the website, the Board appoints the Board Secretary to be responsible for presenting the feedback to the Board during the initial summaries on the Board Agenda. If the Board Secretary is not available to present the feedback at a meeting, he/she will request another Board Member to present the feedback.
Term: 12 months

==Meeting Measurements==
:Marshall – Overwhelmed by the meeting, lost in the abstractions.
:Valentina – Exhausted, this felt like a four hour meeting, not a two hour meeting, I celebrate for some of the areas we did cover, but am also overwhelmed with confusion.
:Susan –Concerned about the proposed decision of quarterly meetings, there is a lot going on and I believe it would be more digestible in more frequent, shorter meetings.
:Pan – Pondering ways to organize information, especially the decisions that the Board has made.
:Glenda – Many significant things were tackled. I really like the idea about getting greater clarity about the delineation between Board responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Leadership Team and its members.
:John – Look forward to the minutes on the proposal to go to quarterly meeting, concerned about that.
:Robert – I think that we made some progress on this meeting. We dealt with important items and developing clarity. We could have spent more time on the Communication Coordinator’s report. The meeting was a bit cumbersome but we are dealing with the follow-up of a very significant meeting.
:Margo – I feel good about the tone of the meeting and the way topics were addressed. I appreciate the compassion and willingness to bring up what is important, and to keep working towards joint clarity and moving forward and feel that today’s meeting helped us accomplish that. Robert I appreciate the way you facilitated the meeting, helped us move along in the timing, with care and concern that everyone were heard.
:Gail – Robert, thank you for how you helped the space in facilitation. Pleased and delighted about the meeting, today has amplified the need for clarity between the Board’s intentions and policies, and what we want the Leadership Team, Admin Team and GCC to handle. Grateful for the way the discussion flowed and the collaboration. One of the things I would have enjoyed going a little smoother, is shared tracking on if we are making a policy discussion, if we are discussing strategies, or if we are discussing concerns about strategies. I am concerned about the amount of time this takes on the calls and wanting more shared holding of that.
:
:The meeting was convened 1:00 PM MST
:The meeting was adjourned 3:05 PM MST

==Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting==
Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference
1.712-432-1600; code 825078#

===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) Check-in===
===(1:15) Administrative matters===
:* Observer policy
:* Announcements
:* Acceptance of agenda for today
===(1:25) Content===
:* (1:25) Updates (Margo)
:Financial report
:Status of key action items
:Propose quarterly board meetings (Admin. Team)
:Review of November in-person Board meeting
:* (1:35) Day 1/2 – What are the foundation ideas of our strategic thinking? And the key themes of the first call with the international leaders?
:* (1:45) Day 2 – Were there any additional themes in the survey data?
:* (2:55) Day 3 – What were the key strategies suggested in the second call with the international leaders? Do our thoughts later in the day adequately reflect/respond to their thinking?
:* (2: 05) Day 4 – Any changes to priorities for integrating NVC Community input?
:* (2:15) Next steps in the development of an NVC Community Strategic Plan?
:* (2:35) Acceptance of minutes of November in-person board meeting
:* (2:35) Communications Coordinator report. (Glenda)
:* (2:40) Status report on search for new Board members.
===(2:50) Check out===
===(3:00) End meeting===
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Board Agenda & Minutes 01/14/09

2009-03-02T20:18:55Z

Elinska: New page: =Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting= Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference 1.712-432-1600; code 825078# ===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) ...

=Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting=
Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference
1.712-432-1600; code 825078#

===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) Check-in===
===(1:15) Administrative matters===
:* Observer policy
:* Announcements
:* Acceptance of agenda for today
===(1:25) Content===
:* (1:25) Updates (Margo)
:Financial report
:Status of key action items
:Propose quarterly board meetings (Admin. Team)
:Review of November in-person Board meeting
:* (1:35) Day 1/2 – What are the foundation ideas of our strategic thinking? And the key themes of the first call with the international leaders?
:* (1:45) Day 2 – Were there any additional themes in the survey data?
:* (2:55) Day 3 – What were the key strategies suggested in the second call with the international leaders? Do our thoughts later in the day adequately reflect/respond to their thinking?
:* (2: 05) Day 4 – Any changes to priorities for integrating NVC Community input?
:* (2:15) Next steps in the development of an NVC Community Strategic Plan?
:* (2:35) Acceptance of minutes of November in-person board meeting
:* (2:35) Communications Coordinator report. (Glenda)
:* (2:40) Status report on search for new Board members.
===(2:50) Check out===
===(3:00) End meeting===
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

CNVC Board

2009-03-02T20:18:38Z

Elinska: /* Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08 */

CNVC Board

2009-03-02T20:18:12Z

Elinska: /* [[[edit] Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]] */

CNVC Board

2009-03-02T20:17:53Z

Elinska: /* Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting */

CNVC Board

2009-03-02T20:16:42Z

Elinska: /* Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting */

Welcome to the CNVC Board section of NVCwiki. The goal of this area is to enable CNVC Board members and others they might select, to edit official documents. It is our hope that two needs may be met in this way. First, the CNVC Board will be able to collaborate on the creation of official documents by using this wiki interface. Second, anyone interested in better understanding CNVC decisions will be able to watch the documents evolve and add their own comments and suggestions in the Public Comment areas. CNVC Board and [[CNVC LT]] sections of this wiki until recently were combined due to extensive overlap, but are now maintained separately.
:'''Note:''' This section is now distinct from the '''[[CNVC LT]]''' and '''[[CNVC GCC]]''' sections.

:''Tip:'' Click on "Recent changes" in the left column, or "history" above, to quickly see what's new or modified.
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====Regularly scheduled meetings====
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= New Meeting Dates To Be Determined=

=Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting=
Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference
1.712-432-1600; code 825078#

===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) Check-in===
===(1:15) Administrative matters===
:* Observer policy
:* Announcements
:* Acceptance of agenda for today
===(1:25) Content===
:* (1:25) Updates (Margo)
:Financial report
:Status of key action items
:Propose quarterly board meetings (Admin. Team)
:Review of November in-person Board meeting
:* (1:35) Day 1/2 – What are the foundation ideas of our strategic thinking? And the key themes of the first call with the international leaders?
:* (1:45) Day 2 – Were there any additional themes in the survey data?
:* (2:55) Day 3 – What were the key strategies suggested in the second call with the international leaders? Do our thoughts later in the day adequately reflect/respond to their thinking?
:* (2: 05) Day 4 – Any changes to priorities for integrating NVC Community input?
:* (2:15) Next steps in the development of an NVC Community Strategic Plan?
:* (2:35) Acceptance of minutes of November in-person board meeting
:* (2:35) Communications Coordinator report. (Glenda)
:* (2:40) Status report on search for new Board members.
===(2:50) Check out===
===(3:00) End meeting===
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

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=Agenda for January 14, 2009 Board Meeting=
Wednesday, January 14, starting at 19:00 GMT/UTC (1:00pm Albuquerque), teleconference
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===(1:00pm ABQ; 19.00 UTC) Check-in===
===(1:15) Administrative matters===
:* Observer policy
:* Announcements
:* Acceptance of agenda for today
===(1:25) Content===
:* (1:25) Updates (Margo)
:Financial report
:Status of key action items
:Propose quarterly board meetings (Admin. Team)
:Review of November in-person Board meeting
:* (1:35) Day 1/2 – What are the foundation ideas of our strategic thinking? And the key themes of the first call with the international leaders?
:* (1:45) Day 2 – Were there any additional themes in the survey data?
:* (2:55) Day 3 – What were the key strategies suggested in the second call with the international leaders? Do our thoughts later in the day adequately reflect/respond to their thinking?
:* (2: 05) Day 4 – Any changes to priorities for integrating NVC Community input?
:* (2:15) Next steps in the development of an NVC Community Strategic Plan?
:* (2:35) Acceptance of minutes of November in-person board meeting
:* (2:35) Communications Coordinator report. (Glenda)
:* (2:40) Status report on search for new Board members.
===(2:50) Check out===
===(3:00) End meeting===
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=[[Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]=

=[[Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]=

=[[Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]=

=[[Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA]]=

=[[Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08]] (Moved from 10/14/08)=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 09/10/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 08/13/2008]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 07/23/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 06/11/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 05/14/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 04/23/08]]=

=March 12, 2008 Board Meeting was canceled=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 02/21-24/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 01/15/08]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes 11/1-4/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 09/25/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 08/15/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 07/11/07]]=

=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 06/13/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 05/23/07]]=
=[[Board Agenda & Minutes - 04/13/07]]=
=[[Board Minutes - 03/14/07]]=

=Minutes - [[Board & LT Conference, February 24, 2007]]=

=[[Agenda - February Board/LT Conference]] (Albuquerque)=

=[[Board Agenda - January 10 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]]=

=[[Minutes October 21-25 CNVC GCC/Board Conference]] (N.Carolina)=
:Note: A major decision at this meeting was redefining LT, Board and GCC.

=Older Documents - [[GCC Before LT Creation]]=

Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08

2009-01-12T20:42:45Z

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=CNVC Board Meeting 11/03/08=

To provide feedback on any of these decisions, please complete the following form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumoPEP5UgVAVw&hl=en

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor (entered 1:30PM MST) – Board Member
:Jori Manske – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Absent:
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President

Observers:
Eduardo Montoya (Italy), Glenda Mattinson (CNVC Communication Coordinator, Canada – Ontario), Jeff Brown (US – Missouri), Pan Vera (CNVC IT Coordinator, US – Vermont),
Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

Facilitator: John Buck
Recorder: Elin Skappel

==Summary of Action Items:==
:1. Next meeting – In Person Meeting, November 13-16, 2008. The following meeting will be held December 17th at 1PM MST.
:2. Glenda Mattinson will contact John Buck and suggest ways on how to efficiently incorporate her two areas of responsibilities into the In Person meeting agenda.
:3. Eduardo Montoya will email Elin Skappel his home number. Elin will forward this number to IT Coordinator Pan Vera, who can pull Eduardo into the meetings at no cost for Eduardo.
:4. Elin Skappel will send Gail Taylor’s email address to Eduardo Montoya.
:5. Gail Taylor offered to reimburse the costs for this call for Eduardo Montoya, if he would send her the charges that the call incurred.
:6. Elin Skappel will send the Agenda Package for today’s meeting to Eduardo Montoya.
:7. Pan Vera will re-send the link to the Board Members for Survey2 – raw information.
:8. Pan Vera will solicit more participation in the Survey in accordance with the Decision that the Board made at today’s meeting. Included in this communication will be an acknowledgement that survey results have not been obtained from the German and French networks at this time, but that they will be incorporated and shared along with the rest.
:9. Gail will forward her thoughts on Board Process to the Board Members through email when she has distilled her notes on the subject.
:10. Eduardo Montoya – and any other board member who might have questions they did not bring up at this meeting – will send questions and thoughts to Margo, Glenda or John.

==Summary of Decisions:==
:1. Eduardo Montoya will join the board for an Applicant Period of 3 meetings. If Eduardo is not able to come to the In Person meeting, he will be brought in via teleconference at key points. By the end of this Applicant Period, Eduardo and the Board will have a conversation about how this is working for everybody, and see whether Eduardo would take a full 3 year term as a Board Member.
Term: 3 meetings
:2. Once information is assembled for the In Person meeting, we will share the results with the whole NVC community, in accordance with Board communication policy.

==Future Agenda Items:==
:1. The meeting dates for 2009 will be discussed at the In Person Board meeting Nov. 13-16.
:2. For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: As each decision is made during a Board Meeting, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.
:3. For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: Strategies around the Scholarship procedure and fees, and possibly electing a new Board representative for the Scholarship Committee.

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* Minutes of the September 3 2008 Board meeting were accepted.
:* Agenda for today was accepted with one addition: Scholarship Committee.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* The meeting dates for 2009 will be discussed at the In Person Board meeting Nov. 13-16.

==Financial Report==
:* Financial reports through the end of August were attached to the Agenda for your review.
- IIT revenue is lower than last year. This is accounted for by the fact that there are 9 IITs scheduled, compared to 12 last year. The maximum number of participants per IIT has also been lowered.
:* Expenses are being kept in check, and are lower than last year.
:* Donations are lower than through the end of August compared to last year and 2006. We have received 70% of the average of the previous two years. However, we do typically receive a large portion of our annual donations the holiday months of November, December and January. The impact the current economic situation will have on this is unknown.

==Communication Coordinator Report==
:* Report was included in the Agenda Package for this meeting for your review.
Observations and Needs:
:* Communication Coordinator (CC) current role at Board meetings is as an observer, except when presenting their report.
:* Another part of role is to help ensure Board minutes align with Board communication policy, including identification of observations and needs related to Board decisions.
:* In some cases, the Communication Coordinator has not been clear about the observations and needs during the meeting.
:* Needs: Contribution, clarity, shared understanding, support meeting flow
Proposed Policy:
:* As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.
Decision:
:* To do a trial run of the proposed policy during today’s meeting, and to make a policy decision at Face to Face meeting.
Action Items: 
:* Glenda Mattinson will contact John Buck and suggest ways on how to efficiently incorporate her two areas of responsibilities into the In Person meeting agenda.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.

==New Potential Board Members; Discussion with Eduardo Montoya==
:* Eduardo Montoya joined the teleconference call today as an observer and potential Board Member. A letter from Eduardo to the Board was attached to the Agenda for today’s meeting.
Observations and Needs:
:* Eduardo’s NVC work has been basically promoting, helping start and guiding NVC Learning and Practice Groups in Italy. He has helped start one group in Spain (2005) and seven in Italy (2006/8). A new collaboration will begin for him this autumn when he gives 4 weekend workshops to a group of members of the Italian branch of the ngo SERVAS (a community of global peace-seekers).
:* Needs the Board would like to meet in selection of its Board members:
:* Inclusion – including members from additional countries, with an understanding of various cultures, and who communicate in additional languages (Eduardo communicates in Italian and several other languages in addition to English).
:* Awareness, shared understanding and consideration re: CNVC guidelines
:* Shared understanding with the Board in regards to building an infrastructure that will flow with ease and be self sustaining, and also the very alive topic of recognizing and supporting global groups.
:* There is a needs-not-met situation between Eduardo and a certified trainer in our network. Several possibilities to address this situation were raised.
Decision: 
:* Eduardo Montoya will join the board for an Applicant Period of 3 meetings. If Eduardo is not able to come to the In Person meeting, he will be brought in via teleconference at key points. By the end of this Applicant Period, Eduardo and the Board will have a conversation about how this is working for everybody, and see whether Eduardo would take a full 3 year term as a Board Member.
Term: 3 meetings
Action Items: 
:* Eduardo Montoya will email Elin Skappel his home number. Elin will forward this number to IT Coordinator Pan Vera, who is able to pull Eduardo into the meetings at no cost for Eduardo.
:* Elin Skappel will send Gail Taylor’s email address to Eduardo Montoya.
:* Gail Taylor offered to reimburse the costs for this call for Eduardo Montoya, if he would send her the charges that the call incurred.
:* Elin Skappel will send the Agenda Package for today’s meeting to Eduardo Montoya.

==Scholarship Committee==
:* Jori has been serving as the Board’s representative on the Scholarship Committee, but now that her term on the Board is complete, she requests clarity in regards to whether the Board still wishes to have a representative on the Committee, and if so, to choose that representative.
:* The role includes receiving applications for scholarships for IITs, reviewing them, giving recommendations on the applicants, and forwarding them to Marshall and Valentina for consent. Jori found this process involved an average of 2 ½ hours per IIT.
:* The Scholarship Committee and many other functions within the scope of Educational Services are in the process of being re-evaluated by the Educational Services Team.
:* All scholarship applications for 2008 have been considered.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: Strategies around the Scholarship procedure and fees, and possibly electing a new Board representative for the Scholarship Committee.

==Board Terms / Appreciation to Jori Manske==
:* Jori’s term on the Board (through October 2008) has come to an end.
:* The Board shared memories and a deep appreciation for all the work that Jori has done for the CNVC, not only as a Board Member but also as an Interim Admin Director, Leadership Team Member and GCC Coordinator. Her service, nurturing and care, and how she has supported the growth of the organization, always with a sense of mutuality and a desire to assist others in growing with her. She has introduced many of the current Board Members to NVC, and the Board looks forward to seeing how she will continue to work with passion for NVC in many ways.
:* Jori reflected on what a ride it has been, with many unexpected turns, and shared appreciation for the Board members who are willing to carry things forward, and continue to find a way to serve the incredible vision and mission we hold. She is glad to be moving on to some other projects, and feels very fulfilled having done what she has done, and moving on to what she is moving on to.

==Surveys (Margo, Glenda, Pan)==
:* Two Strategic Plan-related surveys have been sent out to the network – one consisting of a few high-level questions, the second requesting input on some concrete options. Response data and analyses from both surveys were part of the Agenda Package for today’s meeting.
:* Margo: I highly appreciate the support from Susan Livingston, Pan Vera (CNVC IT Coordinator) and Glenda Mattinson (CNVC Communication Coordinator & GCC Coordinator) in assisting to pull all this together.
:* We are still in the middle of receiving feedback. We have received 49 responses from the first survey (the High Level/Overview survey), most of the responses being from the English-speaking part of the network. The survey has recently been translated into French, and is in the process of being translated into German, so we are awaiting further responses from the French and German speaking parts of the network.
:* Glenda highlighted that there were four documents provided related to Survey 1, two related to the interviews done by Susan Livingston, and two related to all write-in material.
:* Susan Livingston interviewed 8 people over the phone using the questions in the first survey, and provided two analyses – one a compilation of visions, and one analysis of focus areas. She found it very hard to collate the answers, especially on the “vision” questions due to the richness of the responses, each reply was very unique.
:* Glenda noted that the Board had received a copy of all Survey 1 responses (the file with “Input” in the title), and a rough analysis of 3 of the 4 responses (excluding the “ideal dream” question). This analysis categorized each response by the topic(s) discussed, and then grouped all comments on the same topic into a single set.
:* Susan and Glenda both recommended reading the column about the ideal dream to get the unique image of what each person had shared.
:* Pan compiled the spreadsheet over Survey 2, the detailed survey, where 45 responses have been received. He recommended paying special attention to the “Rank and Priority” sheet with graphs, where he has the ranks of priority from the entire community, but also separated out the answers from Certified Trainers. He also pointed out that the answers to “additional activities” were interesting and recommended the Board pay notice to those as well.
Decision:
Observations and Needs:
:* The Board wishes to solicit more responses from the network in order to be as complete as possible for the In Person Meeting.
:* Independence – for each person’s input to be uninfluenced by reading what others have shared
:* Board Communication policy of Aug 13, 2008 “Feedback information is to be made available to everybody on a view-only basis as long as the person supplying the input has the ability to choose whether their feedback will be seen by everyone or by a limited group of people”.
Decision:
:* Once information is assembled for the In Person meeting, we will share the results with the whole NVC community, in accordance with Board communication policy.
Action Items: 
:* Pan Vera will re-send the link to the Board Members for Survey2 – raw information.
:* Pan Vera will solicit more participation in the Survey in accordance with the Decision that the Board made at today’s meeting. Included in this communication will be an acknowledgement that survey results have not been obtained from the German and French networks at this time, but that they will be incorporated and shared along with the rest.

==Review of Agenda for In-Person meeting==
:* Teleconference with invited leaders in the NVC community: 2/3 of the people invited have indicated they will be available and really appreciate the invitation. There is a request for translation to French and German – Glenda will be working on finding translators. How to continue the work begun in these teleconferences with their participants, possibly in connection with the GCC, may be part of some of the discussions that will come up at the In Person Meeting.
:* Gail asked when there would be time on the agenda to discuss Board Process. John asked for some sample items. Gail indicated that she has these in a document she would like to share.
:* Danielle Beenders will send out information about the venue to the Board Members, and will be happy to assist Board Members if they have questions about the venue, transportation, needing to be picked up at the Airport, and so forth.
Action Items: 
:* Gail will forward her thoughts on Board Process to the Board Members through email when she has distilled her notes on the subject.
:* Eduardo Montoya – and any other board member who might have questions they did not bring up at this meeting – will send questions and thoughts to Margo, Glenda or John.

==Closing Round Comments:==
:* Marshall – I have no further comments.
:* Valentina – I don’t have any comments, but just want to give John a lot of gratitude for being here with us and to Eduardo for his patience and continuing to stay here and Gail for supporting him with the financial piece, and to everyone else who is present here. For Jori again, and just all that has been shared today, I feel that it’s been a very productive and very complete, wonderful meeting.
:* Margo – I so appreciate everyone’s time and attention to be on the call today, and that means the observers also. I appreciate the opportunity for connection, and for us to assist each other with clarity. Jori, I loved hearing the quiver in your voice, I got a sense that you allowed your heart to be open to receive some gratitude, and I am hoping that you did truly hear the gratitude that everyone shared. And Eduardo, thanks for joining in on the call today, we look forward to trying to have it happen with ease in the future.
:* Jori – This has been a sweet phase, and I did take in the appreciation and feel a sense of warmth and connection with people on the call, it brought back very fond memories. Again, a deep appreciation that you continue to do this work, and I feel complete, thank you.
:* Gail – Three small comments – One, I am just wanting to voice my regrets for not coming on the hour and showing up a half hour out, it is not the way I want to be showing my care or demonstrating my integrity, and so I just want to voice that again and I’ll absolutely be sure to attend more carefully next time when we are scheduling. Secondly, again, just wanting to welcome Eduardo, and just really appreciating the level of eagerness, and a kind of warmth in reading his document, I really enjoyed receiving that, thank you. And I also, out to the community, want to offer gratitude for the respondents that did say yes, and that did participate with Susan, and again I know I said thank you already to the team for everything that you have done, but also wanting to acknowledge the people who are taking the time to making their voice be heard, and giving us their insights, it has definitely informed my perspective much more fully. It’s been a total joy.
:* Eduardo – I am very grateful to be welcomed to this conference, and I am warmed by the appreciation that I have heard from several of you. I am hopeful that I will be more able to participate, and some of the things that were said made me more curious about it, I have no knowledge of the items of the agenda, and I hope that at the next conference I will be able to participate more actively, and also not being jetlagged! I just want to thank everyone.
:* John – I missed Robert and Stefan on the call today, wish they could have been here, and I am reminding myself of how important it will be to set aside time before I get to Albuquerque to really review all this rich material that is available. I feel like I would have benefitted from going over it even more than I did. And Jori, please say hi to Jim for me.
:* Jeff – I was glad to be here, I missed about 30 minutes, I ducked out for another purpose. I feel a little bit more connected, and what I am sitting with no is just some internal confusion about my place in CNVC and how to find relevance and deep meaning. I am sitting with that curiosity and a bit of confusion.
:* Susan – (bad connection and echo)
:* Pan – I really enjoyed listening to the Board and the deliberations and look forward to seeing you all in a short while.
:* Elin – I really enjoyed being on the call today, I just love these meetings and have a big smile on my face.
:* Glenda – Ditto to many of the things that I have heard. And I am also somehow from my statistics background wanting to acknowledge that we have something less than 300 certified trainers, and I have no idea how many people there actually are in the network, but a 10% response rate is often considered extremely good in surveys, so wanting to celebrate the responses that we have had.

==Feedback on Experimenting with Modified Communication Coordinator Role in Meeting==
:* Glenda – I would say in terms of your role, John, it went very well. In terms of my role, I am noticing when I do not have as much clarity as I would like, that is a skill I am going to build. At this moment I am feeling very content and very appreciative of the board for being willing to give it a try this time, and do want to make sure that we get a chance to hear if there were any needs not met, partly for learning, and partly so we can make a different choice as necessary.
:* Jori – I am just really glad that you spoke up and that you continue to speak up, to meet the needs that you are hoping to serve.
:* Gail – Ditto Jori’s comment.

==The meeting was convened at 1 PM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 PM MST.==

==Agenda for Meeting 11/03/08==
===(1:00pm ABQ; 20.00 UTC) Check-in ===
===(1:15) Administrative matters ===
:- Announcements
:- Welcome to Eduardo Montoya
:- Next meeting date(s): Nov 13-17, Dec 17, accept proposed meeting dates for next year
:- Acceptance of minutes of September 10, 2008 Board meeting
:- Acceptance of agenda for today

===(1:20) Content ===
===-1:20 PM (1) Routine financial report (Margo) ===
===-1:25 PM (2) Ongoing - A report from the Communication Coordinator (Glenda) ===
===-1:35 PM (3) Review of board terms; appreciation for Jori's extensive service to CNVC (All) ===
===-1:50 PM (4) New potential board members; discussion with Eduardo Montoya (All) ===
===-2:05 PM (5) Review preliminary results of strategic plan surveys (Margo, Glenda, Pan) ===
===-2:15 PM (6) Review of proposed agenda for in-person meeting, logistics, preparation (All) ===
=== (2:45) Check out - Feedback on the Meeting ===

===(3:00) End meeting ===
===Board Communication Policy: ===
1 - What will we communicate - information (ask / tell), decisions (observations & needs met?), feedback requests 2 - Who do we communicate it to? 3 - Who / how will communication be drafted, agreed to and sent?
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Board Agenda & Minutes 11/03/08

2009-01-12T20:42:25Z

Elinska: /* Board Communication Policy: */

=CNVC Board Meeting 11/03/08=

To provide feedback on any of these decisions, please complete the following form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumoPEP5UgVAVw&hl=en

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor (entered 1:30PM MST) – Board Member
:Jori Manske – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Absent:
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President

Observers:
Eduardo Montoya (Italy), Glenda Mattinson (CNVC Communication Coordinator, Canada – Ontario), Jeff Brown (US – Missouri), Pan Vera (CNVC IT Coordinator, US – Vermont),
Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

Facilitator: John Buck
Recorder: Elin Skappel

==Summary of Action Items:==
:1. Next meeting – In Person Meeting, November 13-16, 2008. The following meeting will be held December 17th at 1PM MST.
:2. Glenda Mattinson will contact John Buck and suggest ways on how to efficiently incorporate her two areas of responsibilities into the In Person meeting agenda.
:3. Eduardo Montoya will email Elin Skappel his home number. Elin will forward this number to IT Coordinator Pan Vera, who can pull Eduardo into the meetings at no cost for Eduardo.
:4. Elin Skappel will send Gail Taylor’s email address to Eduardo Montoya.
:5. Gail Taylor offered to reimburse the costs for this call for Eduardo Montoya, if he would send her the charges that the call incurred.
:6. Elin Skappel will send the Agenda Package for today’s meeting to Eduardo Montoya.
:7. Pan Vera will re-send the link to the Board Members for Survey2 – raw information.
:8. Pan Vera will solicit more participation in the Survey in accordance with the Decision that the Board made at today’s meeting. Included in this communication will be an acknowledgement that survey results have not been obtained from the German and French networks at this time, but that they will be incorporated and shared along with the rest.
:9. Gail will forward her thoughts on Board Process to the Board Members through email when she has distilled her notes on the subject.
:10. Eduardo Montoya – and any other board member who might have questions they did not bring up at this meeting – will send questions and thoughts to Margo, Glenda or John.

==Summary of Decisions:==
:1. Eduardo Montoya will join the board for an Applicant Period of 3 meetings. If Eduardo is not able to come to the In Person meeting, he will be brought in via teleconference at key points. By the end of this Applicant Period, Eduardo and the Board will have a conversation about how this is working for everybody, and see whether Eduardo would take a full 3 year term as a Board Member.
Term: 3 meetings
:2. Once information is assembled for the In Person meeting, we will share the results with the whole NVC community, in accordance with Board communication policy.

==Future Agenda Items:==
:1. The meeting dates for 2009 will be discussed at the In Person Board meeting Nov. 13-16.
:2. For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: As each decision is made during a Board Meeting, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.
:3. For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: Strategies around the Scholarship procedure and fees, and possibly electing a new Board representative for the Scholarship Committee.

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* Minutes of the September 3 2008 Board meeting were accepted.
:* Agenda for today was accepted with one addition: Scholarship Committee.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* The meeting dates for 2009 will be discussed at the In Person Board meeting Nov. 13-16.

==Financial Report==
:* Financial reports through the end of August were attached to the Agenda for your review.
- IIT revenue is lower than last year. This is accounted for by the fact that there are 9 IITs scheduled, compared to 12 last year. The maximum number of participants per IIT has also been lowered.
:* Expenses are being kept in check, and are lower than last year.
:* Donations are lower than through the end of August compared to last year and 2006. We have received 70% of the average of the previous two years. However, we do typically receive a large portion of our annual donations the holiday months of November, December and January. The impact the current economic situation will have on this is unknown.

==Communication Coordinator Report==
:* Report was included in the Agenda Package for this meeting for your review.
Observations and Needs:
:* Communication Coordinator (CC) current role at Board meetings is as an observer, except when presenting their report.
:* Another part of role is to help ensure Board minutes align with Board communication policy, including identification of observations and needs related to Board decisions.
:* In some cases, the Communication Coordinator has not been clear about the observations and needs during the meeting.
:* Needs: Contribution, clarity, shared understanding, support meeting flow
Proposed Policy:
:* As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.
Decision:
:* To do a trial run of the proposed policy during today’s meeting, and to make a policy decision at Face to Face meeting.
Action Items: 
:* Glenda Mattinson will contact John Buck and suggest ways on how to efficiently incorporate her two areas of responsibilities into the In Person meeting agenda.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* As each decision is made, the facilitator will check with the Communication Coordinator if she needs any additional clarification regarding observations and needs.

==New Potential Board Members; Discussion with Eduardo Montoya==
:* Eduardo Montoya joined the teleconference call today as an observer and potential Board Member. A letter from Eduardo to the Board was attached to the Agenda for today’s meeting.
Observations and Needs:
:* Eduardo’s NVC work has been basically promoting, helping start and guiding NVC Learning and Practice Groups in Italy. He has helped start one group in Spain (2005) and seven in Italy (2006/8). A new collaboration will begin for him this autumn when he gives 4 weekend workshops to a group of members of the Italian branch of the ngo SERVAS (a community of global peace-seekers).
:* Needs the Board would like to meet in selection of its Board members:
:* Inclusion – including members from additional countries, with an understanding of various cultures, and who communicate in additional languages (Eduardo communicates in Italian and several other languages in addition to English).
:* Awareness, shared understanding and consideration re: CNVC guidelines
:* Shared understanding with the Board in regards to building an infrastructure that will flow with ease and be self sustaining, and also the very alive topic of recognizing and supporting global groups.
:* There is a needs-not-met situation between Eduardo and a certified trainer in our network. Several possibilities to address this situation were raised.
Decision: 
:* Eduardo Montoya will join the board for an Applicant Period of 3 meetings. If Eduardo is not able to come to the In Person meeting, he will be brought in via teleconference at key points. By the end of this Applicant Period, Eduardo and the Board will have a conversation about how this is working for everybody, and see whether Eduardo would take a full 3 year term as a Board Member.
Term: 3 meetings
Action Items: 
:* Eduardo Montoya will email Elin Skappel his home number. Elin will forward this number to IT Coordinator Pan Vera, who is able to pull Eduardo into the meetings at no cost for Eduardo.
:* Elin Skappel will send Gail Taylor’s email address to Eduardo Montoya.
:* Gail Taylor offered to reimburse the costs for this call for Eduardo Montoya, if he would send her the charges that the call incurred.
:* Elin Skappel will send the Agenda Package for today’s meeting to Eduardo Montoya.

==Scholarship Committee==
:* Jori has been serving as the Board’s representative on the Scholarship Committee, but now that her term on the Board is complete, she requests clarity in regards to whether the Board still wishes to have a representative on the Committee, and if so, to choose that representative.
:* The role includes receiving applications for scholarships for IITs, reviewing them, giving recommendations on the applicants, and forwarding them to Marshall and Valentina for consent. Jori found this process involved an average of 2 ½ hours per IIT.
:* The Scholarship Committee and many other functions within the scope of Educational Services are in the process of being re-evaluated by the Educational Services Team.
:* All scholarship applications for 2008 have been considered.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* For the In Person Board Meeting Nov. 13-16: Strategies around the Scholarship procedure and fees, and possibly electing a new Board representative for the Scholarship Committee.

==Board Terms / Appreciation to Jori Manske==
:* Jori’s term on the Board (through October 2008) has come to an end.
:* The Board shared memories and a deep appreciation for all the work that Jori has done for the CNVC, not only as a Board Member but also as an Interim Admin Director, Leadership Team Member and GCC Coordinator. Her service, nurturing and care, and how she has supported the growth of the organization, always with a sense of mutuality and a desire to assist others in growing with her. She has introduced many of the current Board Members to NVC, and the Board looks forward to seeing how she will continue to work with passion for NVC in many ways.
:* Jori reflected on what a ride it has been, with many unexpected turns, and shared appreciation for the Board members who are willing to carry things forward, and continue to find a way to serve the incredible vision and mission we hold. She is glad to be moving on to some other projects, and feels very fulfilled having done what she has done, and moving on to what she is moving on to.

==Surveys (Margo, Glenda, Pan)==
:* Two Strategic Plan-related surveys have been sent out to the network – one consisting of a few high-level questions, the second requesting input on some concrete options. Response data and analyses from both surveys were part of the Agenda Package for today’s meeting.
:* Margo: I highly appreciate the support from Susan Livingston, Pan Vera (CNVC IT Coordinator) and Glenda Mattinson (CNVC Communication Coordinator & GCC Coordinator) in assisting to pull all this together.
:* We are still in the middle of receiving feedback. We have received 49 responses from the first survey (the High Level/Overview survey), most of the responses being from the English-speaking part of the network. The survey has recently been translated into French, and is in the process of being translated into German, so we are awaiting further responses from the French and German speaking parts of the network.
:* Glenda highlighted that there were four documents provided related to Survey 1, two related to the interviews done by Susan Livingston, and two related to all write-in material.
:* Susan Livingston interviewed 8 people over the phone using the questions in the first survey, and provided two analyses – one a compilation of visions, and one analysis of focus areas. She found it very hard to collate the answers, especially on the “vision” questions due to the richness of the responses, each reply was very unique.
:* Glenda noted that the Board had received a copy of all Survey 1 responses (the file with “Input” in the title), and a rough analysis of 3 of the 4 responses (excluding the “ideal dream” question). This analysis categorized each response by the topic(s) discussed, and then grouped all comments on the same topic into a single set.
:* Susan and Glenda both recommended reading the column about the ideal dream to get the unique image of what each person had shared.
:* Pan compiled the spreadsheet over Survey 2, the detailed survey, where 45 responses have been received. He recommended paying special attention to the “Rank and Priority” sheet with graphs, where he has the ranks of priority from the entire community, but also separated out the answers from Certified Trainers. He also pointed out that the answers to “additional activities” were interesting and recommended the Board pay notice to those as well.
Decision:
Observations and Needs:
:* The Board wishes to solicit more responses from the network in order to be as complete as possible for the In Person Meeting.
:* Independence – for each person’s input to be uninfluenced by reading what others have shared
:* Board Communication policy of Aug 13, 2008 “Feedback information is to be made available to everybody on a view-only basis as long as the person supplying the input has the ability to choose whether their feedback will be seen by everyone or by a limited group of people”.
Decision:
:* Once information is assembled for the In Person meeting, we will share the results with the whole NVC community, in accordance with Board communication policy.
Action Items: 
:* Pan Vera will re-send the link to the Board Members for Survey2 – raw information.
:* Pan Vera will solicit more participation in the Survey in accordance with the Decision that the Board made at today’s meeting. Included in this communication will be an acknowledgement that survey results have not been obtained from the German and French networks at this time, but that they will be incorporated and shared along with the rest.

==Review of Agenda for In-Person meeting==
:* Teleconference with invited leaders in the NVC community: 2/3 of the people invited have indicated they will be available and really appreciate the invitation. There is a request for translation to French and German – Glenda will be working on finding translators. How to continue the work begun in these teleconferences with their participants, possibly in connection with the GCC, may be part of some of the discussions that will come up at the In Person Meeting.
:* Gail asked when there would be time on the agenda to discuss Board Process. John asked for some sample items. Gail indicated that she has these in a document she would like to share.
:* Danielle Beenders will send out information about the venue to the Board Members, and will be happy to assist Board Members if they have questions about the venue, transportation, needing to be picked up at the Airport, and so forth.
Action Items: 
:* Gail will forward her thoughts on Board Process to the Board Members through email when she has distilled her notes on the subject.
:* Eduardo Montoya – and any other board member who might have questions they did not bring up at this meeting – will send questions and thoughts to Margo, Glenda or John.

==Closing Round Comments:==
:* Marshall – I have no further comments.
:* Valentina – I don’t have any comments, but just want to give John a lot of gratitude for being here with us and to Eduardo for his patience and continuing to stay here and Gail for supporting him with the financial piece, and to everyone else who is present here. For Jori again, and just all that has been shared today, I feel that it’s been a very productive and very complete, wonderful meeting.
:* Margo – I so appreciate everyone’s time and attention to be on the call today, and that means the observers also. I appreciate the opportunity for connection, and for us to assist each other with clarity. Jori, I loved hearing the quiver in your voice, I got a sense that you allowed your heart to be open to receive some gratitude, and I am hoping that you did truly hear the gratitude that everyone shared. And Eduardo, thanks for joining in on the call today, we look forward to trying to have it happen with ease in the future.
:* Jori – This has been a sweet phase, and I did take in the appreciation and feel a sense of warmth and connection with people on the call, it brought back very fond memories. Again, a deep appreciation that you continue to do this work, and I feel complete, thank you.
:* Gail – Three small comments – One, I am just wanting to voice my regrets for not coming on the hour and showing up a half hour out, it is not the way I want to be showing my care or demonstrating my integrity, and so I just want to voice that again and I’ll absolutely be sure to attend more carefully next time when we are scheduling. Secondly, again, just wanting to welcome Eduardo, and just really appreciating the level of eagerness, and a kind of warmth in reading his document, I really enjoyed receiving that, thank you. And I also, out to the community, want to offer gratitude for the respondents that did say yes, and that did participate with Susan, and again I know I said thank you already to the team for everything that you have done, but also wanting to acknowledge the people who are taking the time to making their voice be heard, and giving us their insights, it has definitely informed my perspective much more fully. It’s been a total joy.
:* Eduardo – I am very grateful to be welcomed to this conference, and I am warmed by the appreciation that I have heard from several of you. I am hopeful that I will be more able to participate, and some of the things that were said made me more curious about it, I have no knowledge of the items of the agenda, and I hope that at the next conference I will be able to participate more actively, and also not being jetlagged! I just want to thank everyone.
:* John – I missed Robert and Stefan on the call today, wish they could have been here, and I am reminding myself of how important it will be to set aside time before I get to Albuquerque to really review all this rich material that is available. I feel like I would have benefitted from going over it even more than I did. And Jori, please say hi to Jim for me.
:* Jeff – I was glad to be here, I missed about 30 minutes, I ducked out for another purpose. I feel a little bit more connected, and what I am sitting with no is just some internal confusion about my place in CNVC and how to find relevance and deep meaning. I am sitting with that curiosity and a bit of confusion.
:* Susan – (bad connection and echo)
:* Pan – I really enjoyed listening to the Board and the deliberations and look forward to seeing you all in a short while.
:* Elin – I really enjoyed being on the call today, I just love these meetings and have a big smile on my face.
:* Glenda – Ditto to many of the things that I have heard. And I am also somehow from my statistics background wanting to acknowledge that we have something less than 300 certified trainers, and I have no idea how many people there actually are in the network, but a 10% response rate is often considered extremely good in surveys, so wanting to celebrate the responses that we have had.

==Feedback on Experimenting with Modified Communication Coordinator Role in Meeting==
:* Glenda – I would say in terms of your role, John, it went very well. In terms of my role, I am noticing when I do not have as much clarity as I would like, that is a skill I am going to build. At this moment I am feeling very content and very appreciative of the board for being willing to give it a try this time, and do want to make sure that we get a chance to hear if there were any needs not met, partly for learning, and partly so we can make a different choice as necessary.
:* Jori – I am just really glad that you spoke up and that you continue to speak up, to meet the needs that you are hoping to serve.
:* Gail – Ditto Jori’s comment.

==The meeting was convened at 1 PM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 PM MST.==

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==Agenda for Meeting 11/03/08==
===(1:00pm ABQ; 20.00 UTC) Check-in ===
===(1:15) Administrative matters ===
:- Announcements
:- Welcome to Eduardo Montoya
:- Next meeting date(s): Nov 13-17, Dec 17, accept proposed meeting dates for next year
:- Acceptance of minutes of September 10, 2008 Board meeting
:- Acceptance of agenda for today

===(1:20) Content ===
===-1:20 PM (1) Routine financial report (Margo) ===
===-1:25 PM (2) Ongoing - A report from the Communication Coordinator (Glenda) ===
===-1:35 PM (3) Review of board terms; appreciation for Jori's extensive service to CNVC (All) ===
===-1:50 PM (4) New potential board members; discussion with Eduardo Montoya (All) ===
===-2:05 PM (5) Review preliminary results of strategic plan surveys (Margo, Glenda, Pan) ===
===-2:15 PM (6) Review of proposed agenda for in-person meeting, logistics, preparation (All) ===
=== (2:45) Check out - Feedback on the Meeting ===

===(3:00) End meeting ===
===Board Communication Policy: ===
1 - What will we communicate - information (ask / tell), decisions (observations & needs met?), feedback requests 2 - Who do we communicate it to? 3 - Who / how will communication be drafted, agreed to and sent?
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Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008

2009-01-12T20:41:48Z

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=Agenda for Meeting 11/13 - 11/16 2008=
Albuquerque, New Mexico

==Thursday, Nov 13st 3:00pm - 5:00pm==

* 3:00 Check-in
* 3:15 Meeting administration
o Announcements
o Lodging, food, meeting arrangements
o Overview of materials
o Acceptance of last meeting's minutes
o Acceptance of agenda
* 3:30 Financial Report: Margo and Valentina
o Financial statements
o Review of investment policies
o Status of audits
* 4:00 Begin work on strategic plan
o How stay based in life sustaining spirit as we do this work?
+ Expression by each member of the vision and values of NVC for them personally
+ Celebrations and gratitudes
+ Listing of the qualities we want NVC to express
o Review and comment on efforts to find structures for the NVC community that express and hold life sustaining spirit and reflect inner structures
+ Stefan's plans from last year (included in Board pre-meeting package)
+ Review of any survey data collected by point person (included in Board pre-meeting package)
+ Review of responses from 65 self-identified organizations - geographic location, visions, missions, aims (GCC survey) (included in Board pre-meeting package)
o Objective of plan and key issues to be addressed
o How coordinate plan with NVC Community so that it becomes the overall NVC plan - not just CNVC
o Agenda for call tomorrow with NVC regional organization leaders
* 4:45 Check out
* 5:00 Adjourn

==Friday, Nov 14, 2008 9:30am - 5:45==

* 9:30 Check-in
* 9:45 Meeting administration
o Announcements
o Meeting schedule over next 18 months
+ In-person meetings - dates and budgets - e.g., next in-person meeting May 14-17, 2009?
+ Change monthly dates to Wednesday of 2nd week of month?
o Acceptance of today's agenda
* 10:00 - Noon (6:00pm Western Europe, about 11:00pm India, 2:00am Eastern Australia & Korea) Meeting with NVC regional leaders
o Exploration of spirit and vision for NVC
o Exploration of most important needs concerning the NVC community such as relationships, membership, growth concepts, financial, and other matters
* 12:00 Lunch
* 1:00 Review the morning's call. Possibly establish subcommittees.
* 2:00 Board administration and housekeeping
o Elections of Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
o Status of by-laws review
o Policies needing review or evaluation?
* 2:15 Status of Admin Team and Leadership Team
* 2:30 Break
* 2:45 Reports from Leadership Team
o Education Services
o Training programs
+ Scheduling over next two years
+ Certification
+ Scholarship Committee, select another board member to be on committee
* 3:30 Information Technology
o Overview briefing about new website
o Other IT infrastructure matters
* 4:10 Office
* 4:20 Communications Coordinator
o Status of implementation of communications policy, including translation of NVC Documents; Board Q/A
o Input to update of roles and responsibilities documents
* 4:50 Global Community Circle
o Purpose statement
o Four project focuses
* 5:30 Check out
* 5:45 Adjourn

==Saturday, Nov 15 9:30am - 5:00pm==

* 9:30 Check-in
* 9:45 Meeting administration
o Announcements
o Acceptance of agenda
* 10:00am - Noon (6:00pm Western Europe, 2:00am Eastern Australia) Meeting with NVC regional leaders
o Continuation of yesterday's conversation with aim to articulate key decisions about the direction of the NVC community
o Establish strategic plan committee to complete writing of plan and involvement of regional organizations in the planning process
* 12:00 Lunch
* 1:00 Work on any action items that emerge from the morning's conversation - perhaps in subcommittees.
* 4:45 Check-out for day
* 5:00 Adjourn

==Sunday, November 16, 2008 9:00am - Noon==

* 9:00 Check-in
* 9:15 Meeting administration
o Announcements
o Acceptance of agenda
* 9:20 Review/change/renewal of Board policies that may have expired (See pages Glenda inherited from Jori)
* 9:40 Review of Board roles and focus
* 9:45 Review of open action items from November 2007 and February 2008 in-person meetings in light of strategic planning conversations
o Open action items from Novemer 2007 in-person meeting
+ Action Item: Translation policy and GCC is a priority. Margo to schedule meeting
+ Action Item: Admin. Team to hire or contract with up to two in-house trainers on the education services team
* Action Item: Admin Team to establish hiring committee to hire a grant writer paid on percentage of award basis, approved within budget. Review decision in one year.
* Action Item: Board establishes an Evolution Committee, as noted in Marshall's letter to the board, November 3, 2007.
* Action Item: Margo - to form a committee to review and recommend updates and revisions to the CNVC bylaws and Board policies. To be presented at next in-person Board meeting. Effort to include Ethics Policy and Conflict of Interest Policy.
* Action Item: Margo - Distribute proposed amended bylaws and policies of CNVC to each Board member for review and comment at next in-person meeting.
* Action Item: Margo - add “Schedule of 2009 Board meetings to agenda of next Board teleconference meeting.
* Open action items from February 2008 in-person meeting
o (Admin Team/GCC) Complete development of translation policy.
o Get information from lawyers regarding different areas of media and geographic promotion and copyright.
o Marshall to propose topics/guidelines for Evolution Committee meetings
o Scheduling of Evolution Committee Meetings - First meeting to take place in Europe in July/August time period.
o Communications Committee stay in contact with Marshall during the development of WIGO Project
* 10:30 Break
* 10:45 Review and ajust time line to incooporate new action items and minutes of this meeting
o Timeline developed in last February's in-person meeting
+ Timeline - 1 year
+ Jan - Mar, 2008: Publish new website, hire office manager, Certification restarted? Marshall's Article/WIGOApr
+ Apr-Jun, 2008: Hire Grant Writer, Communication Committee Report, 3 New Board Members Added, Hiring Web Content Mngr., 2nd Staff Trainer hired, First expanded LT Forum, Timeline for WIGO Project
+ Jul - Sep, 2008: Hire Media Coordinator, Hire Public Relations person, Marshall/Valentina in Europe, First Evolution Committee Meeting, Assessor's Training in Europe, Completion of Working WIGO model
+ Oct - Dec, 2008: In person Board Meeting, Website upgrade per Network Input, Start Marshall's Media Initiative (Podcasts, interacting with other communities for NVC education)
+ Timeline - 5 years
o 2009: Bring on Synergy Coordinator, Options for own building defined, Hire 3rd Staff Trainer
o 2010: Building Lease ends (Mid-year), Start Certifying Organizations, First formal alliances with other Peace-making Organizations
o 2011: Peace Center opens
o 2012: CNVC on each populated continent/ de-centralized certification
* 11:15 Wrap-up and check out
o Appreciations
o Celebrations
o Comments on meeting process
* 12:00 Adjourn

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Minutes 11/13/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T20:38:05Z

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=CNVC Board Minutes 11/13/08 Meeting=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Not Present:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant

Observers:
Glenda Mattinson, CNVC Communication Coordinator (Canada – Ontario), Jeff Brown (US – Missouri), Pan Vera, CNVC IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The minutes from the November 3, 2008 Board Meeting were accepted

==Financial Report (Margo Pair and Valentina Rosenberg)==
:* Meeting Package includes Financial Report with Statement of Financial Position through September 30, 2008, Statement of Activities, Donation Reports and Investments Report.
Decision: 
:* The financial statements were accepted as presented.
Decision: 
:* The Treasurer will roll over CDs that mature in December into six-month CDs.
The new CDs will name positions (Board President, Board Treasurer, Admin. Dir.) rather than persons as signatories
Review: Revisit in May 2009 at next Face-To-Face meeting.
 Needs: :* Security, financial stability and protection of funds.
Observations: 
:* $720,000 liquid assets as federally insured CDs are maturing in December.
:* There is an opportunity to roll the maturing CDs into longer term investments, or different types of investments.
:* The investments that the CNVC currently have yielded $12,000 in interest this year.

==Strategic Planning – Board President Robert Gonzales’ Intro ==
** The following is a synopsis, not a transcript**
:John: In February, it was a nice moment when Robert reminded us to connect with what is meaningful to us so that we are coming from what really matters.

:Robert: The basis of strategic planning is implementation of the consciousness that is shared, therefore it is important to define and articulate what that is: compassionate giving and receiving at all levels of groups and organization. Most present in my awareness is that there are three levels of this consciousness: individual (I), relationship (you) and group (we). It is important to define the "we" of our organization.

:What is this group consciousness? I would like us all to be clear on that, so our following planning is consistent with what that is. Unless we do that, I don't think that what we do as a group will be consistent with what the value of NVC is. Important elements are shared power, group decision-making, "power with", inclusiveness with all the stakeholders in the organization on all levels. Since I joined the Board, one of the goals I had was to create one of the vehicles: the Communication Coordinator. I think that whatever this group consciousness is, it exists on all levels in concentric circles of inclusion.

:One of the primary characteristics is that every voice be given the space to be heard. Then following, on every level of the concentric circle: group decision-making. If there is a person on any level that is not operating within the idea of letting every voice be heard and move towards decision making level, then we are not living in tune with the mission, vision and aim of CNVC.

:Every individual is to have a consciousness and shared vision of everyone's needs that exists in the group on every level. For me the strategic plan needs to take that into consideration. Whether it's IT, circles, Board, to include all stakeholders: organizers, certified trainers, certification candidates, donors, etc. We need to define how they can be engaged in "power with" so they can influence the organization. Wanting to remember to include all the important stakeholders in every decision we make at any level of these concentric circles. I am happy we are including certain identified leaders in the NVC community in the international call tomorrow.

:A living vision in our hearts, that is where this needs to come from. Sometimes we are coming from fear or defensiveness, or from a reactive place or a place of protection; this is part of life, and I want us to acknowledge it. One of the primary elements of the consciousness is the fullness and beauty of our needs. When we do not act from lack, but when we act from fullness and beauty, we are living in accordance with our hearts. Jeff Brown was alluding to this, how are we living this consciousness.

Other Board members built on and enhanced this opening statement in ways that met needs for connection and inspiration. In the interests of conciseness of the minutes, and to enable this material to be easily accessed in future, this discussion has been placed in a special file which is being made available to the NVC community: [[11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation]]

==Agenda for tomorrow’s call==
:* Plan for Friday is to have a deep check-in, what does NVC mean to you? Then asking What opportunities and issues do you see in the community looking forward? Then, if it is not clear what the key issues are, get understanding on what they are, prioritize those, and ask for comments on them.
:* Plan for Saturday is once we've explored the key issues, discuss how we put together this global community.
:* Marshall Rosenberg: There are other people that we wish to connect with, something we want to explore tomorrow, if there was anyone we missed.

==Closing Round:==
*In accordance to the minutes policy of Nov. 16, 2008, only direct measurements of meeting process have been included, and the statements have been compacted.*
:*Jeff: Happy I came on the call, the beginning of the session was so heartfelt and expressed what I have been longing for. I am so touched. One example – Valentina, I was so moved and feel closer to you than I ever have. Things that Robert and Gail shared stimulated self awareness on my part.

:*Susan: I’m glad I joined the call, good to see things shape up.
Susan expressed concern about the sharing of the survey responses and strongly requested that the results be shared with the participants as soon as possible.

:*Elin: I am so inspired by what has been shared tonight.

:*Pan: Very encouraged to be here, resonated with Robert’s concentric circles of inclusion.

:*Glenda: It is very meaningful to me to be here in this room to discuss how NVC can be shared in the world, and am inspired to be in this room, connected with the energy.

:*John: I like the energy we’ve built up.

:*Robert: I feel energized and encouraged and reconnected, by being present with you all. Happy and eager for the next days.

:*Stefan: Very touched by Glenda, and hearing Jeff. I look forward to speaking with you all tomorrow.

:*Marshall: I am amazed at how far we’ve gone, given the complexity and number of issues, very pleased with what we’re doing.

:*Valentina: I am enormously inspired, grateful to The Divine Energy for guiding us and the presence that I feel that has really stimulated this Precious energy of real connection and compassion and love with all that we shared earlier. Very moved with what Jeff stated.

:*Gail: I was in tears hearing Glenda and Jeff speak, I am moved, hopeful, very full! I am just looking forward to tomorrow and continuing from there.

:*Margo: My heart is dancing and so is my soul. I look forward to our continuation.

==The meeting was convened at 3 PM ==
==The meeting was adjourned at 5:31 PM.==
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:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

11/13/08 - Strategic Plan Foundation

2009-01-12T20:37:24Z

Elinska: /* Attendance: */

==Strategic Planning Introduction==

==CNVC Board of Directors Meeting Day 1 of 4 – Nov 13, 2008==

==Attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

** The following is a synopsis, not a transcript**
:*John: In February, it was a nice moment when Robert reminded us to connect with what is meaningful to us so that we are coming from what really matters.

:*Robert: The basis of strategic planning is implementation of the consciousness that is shared, therefore it is important to define and articulate what that is: compassionate giving and receiving at all levels of groups and organization. Most present in my awareness is that there are three levels of this consciousness: individual (I), relationship (you) and group (we). It is important to define the "we" of our organization.

:What is this group consciousness? I would like us all to be clear on that, so our following planning is consistent with what that is. Unless we do that, I don't think that what we do as a group will be consistent with what the value of NVC is. Important elements are shared power, group decision-making, "power with", inclusiveness with all the stakeholders in the organization on all levels. Since I joined the Board, one of the goals I had was to create one of the vehicles: the Communication Coordinator. I think that whatever this group consciousness is, it exists on all levels in concentric circles of inclusion.

:One of the primary characteristics is that every voice be given the space to be heard. Then following, on every level of the concentric circle: group decision-making. If there is a person on any level that is not operating within the idea of letting every voice be heard and move towards decision making level, then we are not living in tune with the mission, vision and aim of CNVC.

:Every individual is to have a consciousness and shared vision of everyone's needs that exists in the group on every level. For me the strategic plan needs to take that into consideration. Whether it's IT, circles, Board, to include all stakeholders: organizers, certified trainers, certification candidates, donors, etc. We need to define how they can be engaged in "power with" so they can influence the organization. Wanting to remember to include all the important stakeholders in every decision we make at any level of these concentric circles. I am happy we are including certain identified leaders in the NVC community in the international call tomorrow.

:A living vision in our hearts, that is where this needs to come from. Sometimes we are coming from fear or defensiveness, or from a reactive place or a place of protection; this is part of life, and I want us to acknowledge it. One of the primary elements of the consciousness is the fullness and beauty of our needs. When we do not act from lack, but when we act from fullness and beauty, we are living in accordance with our hearts. Jeff Brown was alluding to this, how are we living this consciousness.

:*John: how to stay based in life sustaining spirit...

:*Marshall: I like very much how Robert described complicated but important things we need to work on. One of the things that concern me is how difficult it is to have the connections and discussions with people, to be in harmony with our mission.

:*Valentina: I appreciate what Robert shared, for me also, I don't want to be part of this organization if we are not living consciously and that all needs are valued. What I have learned these last few months, as we are more grounded and not traveling as much, for me personally it has been painful when things have come up because we were moving so fast that we were not following through, that at the time, not knowing how to balance that because we had to catch another airplane, IIT, meeting, I am mourning all of that. At the same time learning that we can build that infrastructure to make and take the time to be able to connect with those and ourselves whose needs are not met or there are disappointment or discomfort. For me that would be an enormous piece, will start with myself to be able to not have a pattern that has been in the past of getting involved in conversations and situations and not following through. Very conscious now that I can take undertakings, and want to be very conscious to take the time, to be able to connect with the individuals that are helping us to reevaluate who we are what we are about, to really be conscious of the purposes of why are we here. Is this for the highest good of all concerned, or going for the intention because it looks really good - did I check my motives. If my heart is clear then I feel the connection with the The Divine Energy and I can walk my walk and talk my talk. Would like to spend as much time re-establishing time, making sure we have the time to continue and finish whatever was started, so it can be finished to where there is balance, because as I look back I realize that there are so many unfinished things, because we were moving too quickly too fast, and now I really feel that if I want to stay conscious in the heart of the spirit of why I'm here and contributing. I want to be clear with these precious connections that Robert and Marshall mentioned. This is like a new awareness that I didn't even have until Robert brought it up to us. I didn't understand what you meant that we had a pattern, and then I needed to understand what created the pattern. After looking inside my Heart and realizing that we were moving to fast and saw that we had 30 people in front of us, asking for request and not following through was creating patterns of unresolved unfinished communication - learning from that, and I feel that we have already started, very carefully and diligently to connect with those who have pain or need to come to a resolution of what was left behind. Very confident that it can happen because I already see it working for us. Now that we are more Present! Really feel complete right now.

:*Gail: When I was looking at the agenda I saw that one of the bullet points asked what NVC means to us personally. To me NVC is a powerful tool for living a deep commitment of mine - to live as much as possible as a channel of or conduit for the Divine - for divine inspiration. NVC gives practical tools for how I can express and embody the face of God, if you will, in the midst of the fact that we have fears, we are human, we have personal agendas, or stacks of unresolved pain. When I try to define what is the "Divine," for me it's three points of a triangle. One apex on the triangle is Love/Compassion/Connection to my heart (open vulnerability and receptivity). Another is Service; we have three levels that we are serving: our needs, the needs within our groups and we-space, and an "It" that is greater than us, that is a consciousness expanding outward to the entire globe so we're serving the expansion of consciousness on our planet. The third apex of the triangle I think of as reflection/contemplation - Am i coming from a space of equanimity or am I coming from my emotional hijack: fear, protection, pain, contraction, closure. So in answering the question, "How do we do strategic planning from the Spirit of NVC consciousness?", what I most want for myself is to continuously be coming back to Am I doing my absolute best in this moment to be coming from Love, Service and the space of Equanimity, so that what comes from me is from divine inspiration and less from pain and protection and fear. If I'm doing direction and decision-making I can get into my head. (I might even offer my pain or fear as a gift of love). So for me doing Strategic Planning from the spirit of NVC means checking each moment - as best I can - to see if I'm coming from that space of love/compassion, service, and equanimity.

:*Margo: A beautiful sense of aliveness, each of you touched on the essence which is more than the individual. I really cherish life in everyone, regardless of situation, location. Nonviolent communication is a beautiful way for me as an individual to connect with others, and for us to help each other be the best we can be, there is a beautiful sense of abundance. I love numbers and can easily be caught up with them, but you are all helping me, and adding to - what life serving systems, how can we be in the community, in teams, the person you are next to in a workshop or sharing the book with someone, what's the next level that just keeps nurturing. What each of you shared nurtured me. This "we" that is life supporting. Situations that are excluding someone, inadvertently, or not life serving for them or harboring their growth, I want to be open to hearing and understanding, a sense of openness, the energy I am trying to bring and keep within my presence. co-creating together and asking others to share in that.

:*Stefan: Feeling in alignment in this longing for integrity standing connected with the consciousness of NVC, really precious to me, certainly don't want us to come from a sense of fear or out of defensive motifs, but want to come to the planning with excitement. Over the last months we are getting closer, there is still pain in the network or frustrations, fears, but the level of this organization, a lot of things are just handled better now and allows us to step up. Look at the big challenges we are facing on a global level, the potential of NVC applied properly in the world, to child education, and many other things, potentially, it is beyond measure. We are a small force in a large world, the high level points that get us excited, not tying us down, telling what to do or not to do, we set out collectively to reach goals that have high impact, and the freedom to follow my feelings and needs, creating the overall map, collective consciousness and intention, in teams and organization - can gain a lot of momentum and progress together. The last thing I want to say is that I want the planning to happen at multiple levels. Define goals, collaborative groups, on specific topics, areas (geographic) - how are we going to influence how to make peace, connect with global leaders, such as Obama - get Marshall with him? It is important to stay connected to the consciousness.

:PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN WORK:

:*John: Stefan's Plan from 2006.
:Third page: different strategies, some of which we have started stepping into:
:-trainers
:- interactive website

:We have done some of the things we were looking at:
:- progress in clarifying cert. process.

:The back part of the package goes more into detail,
:-getting fundraising more together,
:-some process on local organizations

:*John: Stefan, question: Having been the leader of putting this plan together, where do you see us now, what are your thoughts?

:*Stefan: I want to point to page four, priorities. Part of the exercise that will be useful, priorities that we all share. I want to make sure these things get the attention they need, once we got a set of priorities, maybe more internally focused... created systems that connect "power over", how do we link up better with the GCC, as well as a more externally focused thing... more detail behind them, how do we make this happen. Alignment around priorities, and how to go after them. How do we want to push it further? What else do we want to do with the website.

:*John: Emergence of local organizations, that is the most significant difference since Stefan’s plan was created. We didn't have this group to bounce thoughts off of. I think that the step we have to make is to make it everybody's plan, not just CNVC's. Perhaps we need some sort of process that kicks off this planning to be more part of local groups.

:*Stefan: Better established GCC, more local circles - but also "this is what we see, what do you think", start with a proposal.

:*John: Stefan's plan is for the CNVC governance, not for the whole community

:*Gail: There is a distinct difference in the survey results in regard to responses related to the CNVC Governance circles, and responses related to CNVC Global groups/community.

:*Robert: Including the global community is of highest importance. How to create this inclusion.
:1. Give them voice
:2. Include them in the actual decision making

:How to do this?

:I get scared when I say this, but I am not sure how to implement this in a practical way.

:There are rich resources in the NVC community, people who want to contribute, who may or may not have tried to be available to us.

:*Gail: If I may add on a #3, or maybe you meant this as included Robert -- is the element of transparently communicating back to the network how and where their concerns were included. It seems to me that much of the pain in the network has to do with this. It's not that their concerns weren't considered, but they didn't hear how or where the needs were included - they can't see where their voice was included in discussions, which stimulates the sense that they are not taken into account. I think this can shift as we continue to increase the transparency through the website, etc. Put a kind of loop on the input back out to the community so that they can see where we are attending to the needs and responding to their voices even if we didn't find ways to meet everyone's needs every time in the way they might like.

:*Valentina: To be clear when we are asking for recommendations. Sometimes there is confusion when we ask for feedback.

:*Robert: And also, how is this process even defined. Recommendation? Input? Who are the "we". What group/circle are we addressing. A complex process, but not undoable if we share the intention and vision. We = the CNVC community.

:*Margo: Even just having that as an intention to sharing it.. starting as we did an hour ago, connecting into what is alive in us with this, and then start connecting and making movement forward. Without it, it seems so disjointed and hard to get clarity around.

:*Robert: I have a sense, an inner template model of a way of us co-creating the strategic plan that is helpful to me. Starts out with having the shared conscious intention. What emerges from that are the specific qualities that emerge from that intention, qualities like mutuality, power with, integrity. When we are in this space right now, what happens emerges from some mysterious way, that is how I envision a plan. We may have a topic, like certification or media, and for me I want to be in the resonance and fullness of that need, heartstorming, and unless language is resonant with feeling that need, I don't trust it. Then it becomes intellectual exploration, but I want the intellectual clarity of mind to be the vehicle for the heart, aim and manifest our plans. That three dimension thing is important to me. I'd love us if we can share the intention to have this be a co-creative act from that deep resonance.

:*Stefan: I never saw the strategic plan from 2006 as being at the expense of the rest of the network, we had just put the GCC into place when this was written, the intention, we are just making steps to make this more concrete. I very much resonate with you, Robert, in what you have been saying, and I don't want to see it as either/or. How about beginning each board meeting by inviting GCC proposals as fixed agenda items, let's find concrete steps to get that connection, a broader consultation - like the surveys - like other forms online to get information, I just want pragmatism, concrete proposals, contemplating larger decisions.

:*Robert: That makes perfect sense to me. Not an either/or. The emergent quality I was talking about includes information, pragmatism, on a very real level. And that these concrete steps emerge from the consciousness.

:*Stefan: To have both sides in our consciousness.

:*Robert: There is a problem in the network with communication flow, and I want to connect the pieces, one of the central pieces in the strategic plan. Working hard on it. Is this work being communicated to the network so the community knows what is going on? We need transparency in knowing what is happening. The Communications Coordinator will play an important role in making crucial, vital information flow out through transparency to the network.
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/14/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T20:36:47Z

Elinska: /* The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM. */

=CNVC Board Minutes 11/14/08 Meeting=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant (10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon – by phone)
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone for most of the meeting)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Not Present:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant (parts of the meeting)
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (parts of the meeting)

Observers:
Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), Glenda Mattinson, Communication Coordinator (Canada – Ontario), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Mercedes Frace (US – Florida), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont),

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Meeting Schedule Over Next 18 Months==
:Proposal: Week-of-the-Month Based Meeting Schedule Starting 2010
Observations and Needs:
:* The current base schedule for the Board Meetings are the first two-digit Wednesday of the month. This sometimes falls on the 2nd week and other times on the 3rd week of the month.
:* The GCC, LT and Educational Services Teams have set schedules for a set week/month for their meetings (i.e. Monday of 3rd week of the month). Some of these groups would like to be able to coordinate the scheduling of their meetings relative to the Board meeting.
Needs: 
:* Consistency and ease in planning meetings for other CNVC teams.

:Proposal: Starting 2010, a consistent schedule is set based on the week of the month
(e.g., 2nd week of each month)
Action Item:
:* The Admin Team will take the time until next meeting and consider how a Board Meeting Schedule based on a set week per month will work for Marshall’s schedule.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* Global Calendar accessible through the internet to facilitate schedule coordination between the Board Members and CNVC Teams. (December Board Meeting)

==Meeting with NVC Regional Leaders==
Present for this Agenda Item:
:* Board Members and observers as mentioned above, Anne Bourrit (Switzerland),
Barbara Larson (US – Washington), Dominic Barter (Brazil), Inbal Kashtan (US – California), Irmtraud Kauschat (Germany), Isolde Teschner (Germany),
Jerry Koch-Gonzales (US – Massachusetts), Martine Marenne (Belgium), Miki Kashtan (US – California),
:* Translators: French: Godfrey Spencer (UK), German: Nadine Helm (Germany)
Minutes:
:* Transcript of this meeting is available in the document [[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]]
:* The question “What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?” was asked, and the participants were also asked to provide questions that they would want taken up at tomorrow’s meeting which focuses on specific strategies. A Google doc was provided where the participants could enter additional questions – these questions have been added to the end of the [[Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1]] document.

==Admin Team Report (Margo Pair)==
Decision: 
:* The Board joyfully accepts the Admin Team report and express deep appreciation for all the work that is being put into making CNVC able to support a global operation.

==Educational Services Team Report (Valentina Rosenberg) ==
- Valentina Rosenberg sent via email a report of the Educational Services Team progress and meetings. A letter is also in process to be sent out to the network, with news and updates of what is happening within the Educational Services Team.
Decision: 
:* The Board accepts the Educational Services Team report with gratitude for all the work that has been done to create a collaborative process for certification and look forward to further growth to come.

Scholarship Committee Membership
Observations and Needs:
:* The committee has consisted of a Board Member (Jori Manske), Admin Team Member (Valentina Rosenberg) and Gary Baran up until now. Jori Manske and Gary Baran’s positions will need to be filled.
:* Processes within Educational Services are being re-evaluated by the Educational Services Team, and the Scholarship process is among the processes that the Educational Services Team will be evaluating.
:* Needs: Efficiency, distribution of the Board’s responsibilities to Teams closer to the particular process.
Decision: :*The Board asks the Admin Team be responsible for appointing the members of the Scholarship Committee.

==Office Report (Randy Eoff)==
Decision: 
:* The Board accepts the Office Report, with appreciation for the devotion and hard work that the staff put into their work.

==Information Technology Report (Pan Vera)==
:* IT Coordinator Pan Vera presented a slide show of the misc. areas that he is working on, including future projects.
Decision: 
:* The Board accepts the Information Technology report with a big “WOW!”
Action Item: 
:* IT Coordinator Pan Vera will add the Power Point presentation to the website with voiceovers.

==Communication Coordinator Report (Glenda Mattinso)==
:* A report from Communication Coordinator Glenda Mattinson has been provided in the meeting package. The verbal report was continued the morning of Saturday November 15th.
Decision (final consent given Sunday November 16th): 
:* Each Team will share with the network the feedback they have received via the feedback forms, within the restrictions placed by the ones providing the feedback, but each team has the choice in regards to how they set their priorities, as to when, how and if they address each piece of feedback.
:Term: 3 months
:* Needs: Connection and transparency for the network, efficiency and autonomy for the teams in their prioritizing and day-to-day operation.
:* Observation: When the original decision was made, August 13, 2008, only two feedback forms were in place – the Feedback on Decisions Form, and the Feedback on Communication Form. Since then, a Feedback Form has been created and linked from the website for each CNVC Team (Leadership Team, CNVC Office, Information Technology, etc.)
Decision (Saturday November 15th): 
:* The Board accepts the Communication Coordinator report with deep appreciation for Glenda Mattinson’s hard work and commitment.
Action Item: 
:* Pan Vera will consolidate the information on global groups into a spreadsheet and distribute to the Board.
Future Agenda Items: 
:* What are the interface avenues between individual trainers and groups of trainers and the CNVC Governance?
:* What information does the Board want to receive from the Communication Coordinator in her monthly report to the Board?

==The meeting was convened at 9 AM==
==The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM.==
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1

2009-01-12T20:36:20Z

Elinska: /* From Irmtraud Kauschat */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 1 of 2, Friday November 14, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Dominic Barter (Brazil)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Godfrey Spencer (UK)
:Inbal Kashtan (US – California)
:Irmtraud Kauschat (Germany)
:Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Jerry Koch-Gonzales (US – Massachusetts)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Miki Kashtan (US – California)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: 1. What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?, 2. Questions for tomorrow’s meeting, which focuses on specific strategies.
:* A Google doc was provided where the participants could enter additional questions. These questions have been added to the end of this document.

==Check-In==

:Robert Gonzales: A little nervous around the smoothness and ease that I am hoping we can have around this connection. A sense of real hopefulness of this representing the next step in a kind of real all-inclusion with the NVC Global Community and our movement forward.

:Martine Marenne: If you speak slowly I can understand, I hear your voices as if they are very far away.

:Margo Pair: Greetings! My heart is filled with joy and a childlike anticipation. Life is so precios to me. Hearing your voices is so precious. Nonviolent communication is a beautiful avenue that assists me in connecting with everyone. With joy I look for our growth together.

:Gail Taylor: Hearing all the voices and translation to different languages I am so full of joy and hope for what this can mean for connection and inclusion.

:Marshall Rosenberg: I am feeling very exited about a meeting we had last night, and it stimulated a lot of things that I am hoping we can get into today.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am feeling butterflies in my tummy for the excitement in hearing your precious voices. And enormous appreciation and gratitude that we are finally connecting together as a team, with connection, integrity and love.

:Eduardo Montoya: I am a little confused because I can barely hear you, but feel warm and very close to you somehow, words don't seem to matter that much.

:Anne Bourrit: Hi everyone, I am feeling deeply moved that we are together trying to connect, and at the same time I am feeling amazed, and amused, that we are trying to connect in such a way, for me it is such a challenge to connect on the phone when we are such a number of people.

:Barbara Larson: My heart is beating fast, excited, feeling a lot of gratitude that we are living our value of hearing everyone and connecting with everyone's hearts.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: I am very excited about being with all of you, I am looking forward to more connection for working together.

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: Pleasure to be present in this community, hopeful for the hope of inclusion with the CNVC.

:Martine Marenne: I'm like Valentina, very touched to hear everyone's voice, deeply moved by the connection

:Miki Kashtan: I am heartened to see concrete tangible way in which our voices can be heard, I have some cautions hopefulness about what the outcome of this can be, and gratitude for everyone for making this happen. I want to express gratitude to John for facilitating this translation.

:Dominic Barter: I'm very glad to hear all these voices, enjoying that we are all here together. Inside me there is a fluctuating level of confidence in investing my time in this, but am aligning myself to everyone's enthusiasm and looking for concrete examples that there is a shift in the direction that we are going. This comes from the amount of care that I feel for this work and this organization, and these people.

:Isolde Teschner: I am happy to be with all of us and hear all the voices, fortunately I know some of the voices, my wish is to someday meet you all face to face.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also very happy to hear the voices and the increased sense of inclusion, and the wisdom of many people. Holding in my heart the ones who are not on the call who also have wisdom to offer.

:Inbal Kashtan: I am very moved to be back from the nearly dead, and have being here after being sick, and mostly out of connection with a lot of things. Have the quality of coming back to life, very touched to hear so many voices and be part of this right now.

:Susan Livingston: Overwhelmed and in awe of the competence of the translators and the patience of those waiting for translation, amazing to me and very glad I came even though I can't stay.

:Elin Skappel: I am very happy to be here.

:Pan Vera: Really happy to be here and happy that we are connecting with people all over the world, and happy that Eduardo can hear us.

:Godfrey Spencer: I am really thrilled to be on this call, this is like a dream come true, that we can get beyond the language barrier and have more inclusion, I am happy to think that this is just the beginning and that there will be so much more.

:Nadine Helm: I am also really excited and happy to be here with all of you and to connect with you and also to be in service and contribute through translations.

==What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?==
:John: What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?
We need a vision and a strategic plan for the whole NVC community - that can be structure, that can be other issues.

:Barbara Larson: I think the basis of our greatest opportunity is the ability to do what we are doing now, which is hearing every voice, staying connected with our intentions that we all have of hearing everyone's needs. I guess the issue is how to do that.

:Glenda Mattinson: For me, the key - both opportunity and issue - is awareness for particularly NVC groups within CNVC Governance and around the world, to be aware of each other and be aware of what each other is doing.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: For me there are two things, one is about structure, I really would appreciate to have regional centers, working together all over the world, so we are closer to everyone's voice. And then I also would like to go deeper into NVC to develop more trainings for certified trainers who have been sharing NVC for a long time, and to share NVC in countries and continents where people do not yet have the opportunity to get in touch with NVC – Africa, Asia, South America. That would be the most important issue.

:Isolde Teschner: It is obvious that we are all one, united through our compassion, and we need to be aware that we can only change things together. I hope that we can decentralize things, make our decisions more regional, confident that this would help with the language, that there would not be a language barrier anymore, and that then within NVC the cultural differences could also come out more. Need trust from CNVC and less superintendence and more trust from everybody that the regional centers could make decisions on their own.

:Martine Marenne: In fact, for me the future is recognition of the regional centers working in alignment with the CNVC. And the regional centers should really be able to take on the NVC tasks and operate locally. And this is going to happen on I hope two levels, strategic positions will be taken together between the CNVC and the local teams, and then to have a clear definition of the autonomy of the regional centers. And I really hope to create a world wide structure where the decision making is shared.

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: I'm feeling comfortable with what has been said, the sense of growth is great and the desire to walk our talk with a greater sense of partnership, organization, as it has been spoken about regional centers.

:Miki Kashtan: I just want to acknowledge that there is a lot of internal pressure that I feel whenever it is my turn to speak, and I somehow imagine that it is true for all of us as it is so precious. Opportunities and issues - I am thinking at this moment of three things. One is to get more clarity than we have now about the distinction between an organization that supports Marshall and an organization that supports NVC and the NVC community worldwide. Within this, I want to have a lot of clarity about how the organization is going to get ready for being able to function once Marshall is no longer working. The second piece that I see is working out our relations, decision making, transparency, within the organization, I see this as the piece for me that needs the most immediate attention. The third is how to shift from North America based organization to a global organization that proactively works to support countries and communities with fewer resources to have access to the goodies that we have to offer. Within that, the two primary things that I see are translation, which I notice is being worked on and is a priority already, funding for work outside North America and Europe, and a way for the richer centers to be able to take on mentoring, training, funding and caring for the fledgling NVC groups in other countries.

:Dominic Barter: I feel encouraged and aligned with a lot of what has already been said, want to add the pieces I haven't heard so far. The opportunity that I see is the ability that NVC gives us to create different systemic models for caring for basic needs for human beings. To be as effective at meeting people's needs in real world situations as we currently are at giving workshops. And therefore to speak to people who are unlikely to come to NVC at the moment, due to their belief structure not being clearly to them in harmony with how they see NVC. And the issue that comes up for me here is how can we expand in our ability to reach vastly increasing numbers of people, while at the same time deepening the self understanding of what we are doing individually. My vision for the community we increasingly give away our material and teaching, and receive the resources and support from the community because of the changes we are creating at large. This seems to me to be calling.

:Anne Bourrit: I'm happy and moved to hear what others say and feeling in alignment with most of what I've heard; would like to say I see an opportunity in the current world crisis, the fact that we have more than one experienced trainer, several, dozens of trainers who have eight, ten, twenty years of NVC experience and this creates the ability to create a collective intelligence. About the issue for me I would say that my main issue is for us to walk our talk, and use what we so cherish among ourselves in our meetings, I am sure we use it beautifully in our workshops but not always by ourselves. Also the way we exchange information about each other and the way we get to know each other, other than abstractly.

:Margo Pair: I appreciate what has been shared, opportunities facing us, to jointly identify values that we hold, and the connectiveness that we would like to nurture, that supports the community, a sense of "we". A sense of we that values autonomy and the individual, supporting circles and community within our geographic region, with the knowledge and support of being connected to the global community. As we actively engage together with shared understanding, decision making and responsibility, to share NVC with those that are curious.

:Eduardo Montoya: Issues and Opportunities - So often they are the same, for me it is where I am, using NVC, very much a person finding a way to share the vision of NVC throughout the NVC community and the whole world. So that the individual, the regional NVC, all share the same vision and I see that as a great challenge and a great opportunity, but also difficulty. I'm hopeful and I am very moved to hear everything that has been said, and feel very aligned with many of the things that I have heard, but that is my main feeling of concern, how can we manage to share and to align our views and our mission.

:Robert Gonzales - As I stepped outside for a break quickly, I got in touch with a sense of deep vulnerability. I have a happiness and a deep appreciation about what everyone have shared so far. The main opportunity that I see here is for actively, consciously stepping into a co-creation process. And there are two levels where I can see this activity take place. One is on the inner level, both individually and collectively. That we are able to go individually into our deep individualization, our deep heart, and align that with the deeper heart of the whole. So this takes place in some kind of invisible place when we meet. When we do this, we are aligning our life streams, our life energies. And with that I sense that magically or in some way we can co-create the structures that everyone is talking about. Structures in the network are the form where I see this vision take place. They all have characteristics. There is a notion of shared power here, sharing the power of our lives, the power of our needs. And how that manifests into manifesting the structures and regional centers on a global scale so that we become a global entity. And I want to emphasize what I heard from Dominic, that I really loved - a kind of inclusiveness of everyone. I'll just leave it at there because it would just be repeating what he's saying. There is more, but I'll keep it short.

:Valentina Rosenberg - I feel very honored to hear all that I've heard, it really is nurturing my soul, what is alive for me right now from hearing, is that I am deeply learning from our past mistakes within our organization, and if we can continue to be consciously present with the power of love, versus the love of power, I am confident that we can all heartstorm strategies together, to address these issues and concerns from all that have spoken, along with the rest of the network who have the same needs that we all do. And with trust and hope and faith, also confident that we can integrate and nurture the aliveness of our needs for unity, peace and connection with community as one, as what Isolde has mentioned earlier.

:Marshall Rosenberg - I like very much what has been beautifully said by others. For example I would like us to make movement towards autonomy and interdependence as an organization, where the local groups and the central coordinating groups are working that out so that people have the power they want. And at another level I would like us to do a much better job at living the process with each other! I hear a lot of pain being expressed as I go around, but it's often not expressed in a way that I see in harmony with our process. And it's not expressed to the person who the person is concerned about. To put in street giraffe - there's an awful lot of badmouthing going around! In jackal, and not real compassionate connection with people who we have something to communicate about.

:Gail Taylor - I hear deep global yearning for growth, transparency -- for more stable, predictable, easy structures - for access. My sense matches Robert and Marshall: co-creation, alignment in hearts first as we walk our talk, which organically gives rise to structures that provide easy, predictable access - across all initiatives. Ex: greater access to global trainer certification for autonomy. Ex: greater access (bottom up and top down) for voices to be received and integrated. Ex: more response mechanisms to show where voices were integrated. Ex: easier global access to materials....etc. So I'm grateful to Robert and Marshall for how they spoke to the co-creation and heart-connection that then gives rise to the structures for access.
Questions for tomorrow’s meeting, which focuses on specific strategies.

==Strategies - preparing for tomorrow's call==

:John Buck: This completes the first round of thinking. When we talk tomorrow I would like us to share ideas about how to move forward, with as specific ideas as possible. And my first thought in laying that ground work, is what we are going to do tomorrow. Perhaps the word for tomorrow might be "Strategies". In the half hour that we have left, can we think a little bit more deeply about the theme that I heard most, which was the structure of the movement. What points must our points about strategy cover? And I'm hoping everyone can list them in very short phrases. So for example, if we had a regional center, how would we make it sustainable? And I am not looking for strategy now, but needs.

:Dominic Barter: Quickly round up the questions for tomorrow's session?

:John Buck: Yes, that's it.

:John Buck: The questions focus particularly on regional structure.

:Barbara Larson: I was with you until you said have a regional focus...

:John Buck: Then let's leave it with: What are the questions for tomorrow.

:Barbara Larson: How can we create easy and accessible information sharing systems, like the internet? How can we access and share financial and other resources? And how can we come together and cross-pollinate and share our evolving consciousness? So that it can "live" us.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: One of the questions for me is how we can create a community where people also long to contribute financially. And also, how to include people and our vision mission and aim so they really enjoy being with us, and support for example training in different parts of the world. How to create regional centers so it would be joyful for those working at the center, and for those who become members. And this would for me mean to have decision making probability on a regional level, for creating projects and other things that I would like to co-create.

:Isolde Teschner: Certification - I would like to have more progress and develop it further. And find the fitting assessors for that task. And to include these issues that we just spoke about, spirituality and social change, and include this in the certification process. And my question is, can we also do this in the regional teams?

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: I guess for me the core question is about structure and how do we provide structure for the mutual influence between local, regional, international centers, for decision making not just input. And I would add the question to John - gave us an example, I can understand how CNVC have the finances, and how individual trainers, but how do we sustain financially regional centers?

:Martine Marenne: For me, when Robert asked us to think about structures, what I see is setting up a system where we honor our shared ideas and protect our shared values. And the second item that I would like to contribute, how are we going to fund the organization, individually, regionally, world wide level, this seems to me to be a key issue.

:Miki Kashtan: I'm once again scared, and I want to say in the hope of both helping myself calm down and helping other people hear me with more tenderness, that is my hope. The questions that I want to bring up specifically has to do with - and I am not quite sure how to say this - I am imagining what it is like to be Marshall, to have created this process, to have such a deep desire to make this process available widely, and to have such care for the integrity for which that is done. I imagine - and I draw of my experience of having co-founded much smaller organizations, but I still have some connection with that - that it would be very difficult to trust other people to do that when the other people are not even known. So my questions that I want to consider is, how to do all of this in a way that Marshall can sufficiently relax into letting go. Because unless Marshall trusts what happens, I don't see that a structural transformation can actually materialize. I hope Marshall that you can hear the love and care in what I saying and not criticism because I'm not holding any. And I actually, for my ability to relax, I would like to hear if Marshall is willing to respond if he is hearing any criticism.

:Marshall Rosenberg: I am not hearing any criticism, but I'm not clear at all on what you're talking about.

:Miki Kashtan: Thank you I am satisfied for the moment.

:Dominic Barter: I would like to thank you John and the other people on this call. There are so many different little pieces coming up for me, would like to know if there is some online form where questions can be posed for tomorrow.

:John Buck: We will create a separate googledoc, and share with everyone.

:Dominic Barter: What kind of support will be needed for the people who will make this decision about going regional, for the people who will live with the disasters and miracles that will come of this.

:Anne Bourrit: I don't have much juice during this round, because I would have preferred to stay with what people have said before, and reflect on spontaneous ideas and answers. The only idea that came to my mind is the idea - I would like to see which ways we can imagine in order to help us live more of the process among ourselves than we actually do.

:Glenda Mattinson: There was a moment that happened earlier, when I was feeling quite troubled. We are the process we value, value connection as the place to start, and I heard Miki that your need was met but I was not sensing connection in that moment between you and Marshall. And I have been given information that there is a call scheduled between Miki and Marshall, Marshall is that the strategy that you would prefer to create connection with Miki about what you just heard?

:Marshall Rosenberg: That is OK.

:Glenda Mattinson: My need for connection to this information was not being met, that is the only piece that is alive in me in this moment.

:John Buck: That completes the round of people on the call, Dominic can you repeat your vision for the document for that you would like to see developed?

:Miki Kashtan: I think I understood what he meant (Dominic dropped from the call). My understanding is that Dominic wanted to have the questions that had already been said and an opportunity to add more questions when people have had more time to reflect, and that this could go into the meeting tomorrow.

:John Buck: We'll copy the text that Elin has been typing today into the new google document, and then people can add questions and thoughts in preparation for the meeting tomorrow. Is that your plan?

:Dominic Barter: Yes.

:John Buck: We won't check out today and but do that tomorrow, but thank you to Elin and Dominic and Nadine for your translations! Great appreciation. That is all for today, we will commence the call at the same time tomorrow.

:Dominic Barter: I also want to give thanks to John for the facilitation!

==The meeting was convened at 10:00 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Additional Questions Placed in the googledoc after the meeting==

===From Gail Taylor===
: For easier clarity - inviting us to ask questions pulling from outside each of our own "boxes of experience" - 1. Globally, what systems are NVC community groups using now that are working? What are our best practices so far? 2. Outside of the NVC community, on each topic, what structures are already working elsewhere that we might borrow from? 3. How can we best surrender ourselves to the Spirit of the process and allow best strategies to emerge from our heart's vulnerable opening to inspiration, rather than thinking up solutions out of tension? (and with Fun!)

===From Robert Gonzales===
: Before we create or co-create a structure for global organization, how do we identify the elements of this organization? My perspective is that the body of NVC trainers is the primary entity for bringing NVC to the world; how do we create and support ongoing training for trainers, and provide support for the trainer certification process and assessment process?

===From Margo Pair===
:How do we identify the elements of this organization and the different categories within the organization? The first thing that comes to mind is sharing NVC, the second is the organization/circles. How to work together in the spirit of community and not competitiveness?

===From Stefan Wisbauer===
: One of the themes, not surprisingly, was the longing for connection - regional entities. One thing that would be very helpful aside from longer term reflection (do not rush this): there is a need for careful reflection. There would be a lot of practical things we could do in the short term - GCC participation in Board meetings? One of the questions for meeting tomorrow, things we can do quickly to create a connection that everyone is longing for.

===From Marshall Rosenberg===
:How do we identify the elements? I don't know what groups exist. For me, it is very important to follow up the question that was raised this morning: How do we get the people out there more connecting to us? I would like to connect, but I have no idea where we have real functional circles, and less functional circles. Clarifying that would be very helpful to me. Then, we also have another group besides this group, and the local groups: small sects that work together. I don't see them with any particular group, but they are their own team, and I have no idea. I started off this morning mentioning, that when I was called on this at one time because people don't know where I am and how to get hold of me and what role I have. Now there's four or five teams like this. Are they alone? Are they checking with the local groups?

===From Valentina Rosenberg===
:How can we support one another regarding our communication and connection with decision making along with the clarity and direction we want for our global growth? Are we deeply checking within our hearts the depth of our motives, values, intentions and our caring for one another, especially for our vision and mission? Are we on the same page with all of this? We can definitely put all of this together - lots of wonderful ideas. I would like to understand and have clarity on how that is going to become alive for everyone, clarity of directions, are we on the same page? I heard a lot of strategies and ideas, but I want to be able to connect on a heart level in decision making, priorities, and clarity of direction. Which priorities do we start with, and who, when, why, how many?

===From Stefan Wisbauer===
:Building on Marshall's point, we need this map of the NVC world, including circles, projects, interest groups, and it would be really great tomorrow in that conversation to find smart ways of using online tools and the website, and as soon as possible send a note out to the network: You have a space where you can update and declare that you are a group, join a group, adjunct to that group. It would be self maintaining; that would be such a great thing where so much could flow. That would be critically powerful tomorrow - a big longing that everyone has. How can we create a self maintaining online space to map circles, projects, and interest groups worldwide?

===From Marshall Rosenberg===
:What are you celebrating, that you want to share with others that may be wanting to share the same thing? What isn't working and what is your request in this relationship? I have a newsletter that I would like to share in this type of forum, and ask questions about what people are requesting from us.

===From Barbara Larson===
:(I wish we had an artist creating a picture we could all experience as we speak.. I'm not an artist, but as we spoke this morning, I drew pictures of what I hear emerging, and I imagine others do the same.) It seems to me like what is wanting to emerge is something like Bridget envisioned: a decentralized power- and resource-sharing global network organized around our CNVC mission and vision, and a training/support organization for Marshall. Is that true, and if it is headed in that direction, how can we compassionately and skillfully support that?

:If CNVC is evolving into two organizations (Global and Marshall's):
:1) Who will make what decisions and how in our global (CNVC) and regional networks/organizations? (Use the Sociocratic model that's developing?)
:2) Can we decentralize certification and ground the whole process in what needs does certification meet?
:3) Ditto Stefan's question: How can we use the internet for individuals/groups/circles to continually map "what is" in the world of NVC.
:4) How can we use the internet to become an accessible, inclusive hub of connection and support sharing of needs, ideas, projects, best practices, requests, celebrations, and resources? (Maybe drawing on the rich "World Project" started a few years ago.)
:5) How can we create and share financial and other resources among centers/people aligning with our mission?
:6) How can we meet face to face, regionally and globally, to do #3?

===From Miki Kashtan===
:I put in a question last night, and it's gone, as is #5 from Barbara. This is disconcerting. Can someone look into it? I will now try to reconstruct it. My thought was about a way to engage with the "sticky" issues such as regional centers, power sharing, decision making, transparency, etc. The idea is to take one of the topics that has been controversial in the global network and explore it as a case study. I could see one of at least five that would work for this: certification, trainer fees, translation, funding, and materials. The purpose of the engagement would not be necessarily to resolve the issues around the topic itself, but only to serve as a way to get more deeply into the issues. So, for example, if the topic of certification is chosen (my favorite candidate, but any will do), it immediately touches on questions of who decides, with whom, and how; what are the limits of what regional centers can do; how is the network related to the CNVC governance; who has the power to make choices about certification and to carry them out; where is budget going to come from; etc. It's the engagement with the latter questions that I am hoping will take place today, not so much the specific topic. I hope this was clear; I had it better before. Wish us all much success today as we go into our annual fundraiser (the reason Kit and I won't be on the call today).

:(Comment to Miki from Elin Skappel: When multiple people edit a google doc at the same time, there is a risk that when someone saves their version it may override other simultaneous contributions. It is a problem that I do not enjoy encountering, and definitely something we want to keep track of when multiple people are contributing at the same time. I am sad that this became an issue in this document. Maybe in the future we would rather use a google spreadsheet for that purpose as there is lower risk of this to become an issue with spreadsheets.)

===From Noam (Israel)===
I feel excitement and joy being able to bring my words to you.I have heard yesterday a deep need for connection of CNVC and NVC people. I envision the NVC community as an organism with CNVC as the heart of this organism, pumping blood, enabling all the cells to be interconnected with life energy.How can CNVC, become more relevant to people's lives?

One symbolic issue which I recognize in making CNVC perceived by me as unapproachable is manifested in the new feedback form declaring that "We regret that it will not be possible to provide individual responses to input." For me, it means that there is no flow energy, but a one way street. It does not meet my need for communication, acknowledgment or even the simple knowing that my feedback is considered. I wish for more then "every voice heard" - I want deep, meaningful connection with every voice. How can CNVC create such an ongoing meaningful connection with each person wanting to have such a connection?

I recognize that CNVC staff and teams might be overwhelmed. At the same time, I think that if we value connection, we can find strategies for this connection to be created, I would be willing to wait for a few months for a response. I also think that more people would be willing to assist CNVC teams with aggregating feedback and connecting with the feedback creator. How can CNVC harness the need of NVC people to contribute (meeting it at the same time) in order to achieve its goals?

I was moved hearing Miki Kashtan talking about funding and mentoring - training for fledgling NVC groups in other countries. I was thinking of Yinhua Ruan, whom I met visiting China. He recently translated "the language of life" to Chinese. For many months of work he got $1000 which is slightly more then he needs for one month. Yinhua's heart and soul are into spreading NVC in China, and he really needs funding and mentoring in order to establish that and have financial safety for himself and his wife. How can CNVC structure a way for Yinhua, and other people like him to get the support they need in spreading NVC either from CNVC or NVC centers?

===From Irmtraud Kauschat===

:Hi John, as i need to leave right now and won't have internet access and access to an affordable phone tomorrow I want to accept your offer and send you my contibution to tomorrows meeting:

:[11/14/2008 2:24:12 PM] irmtraud229 says: - as for Regional Centers: for them to be sustainable the need recognition and trust :from the Board as well as from the NVC community.
:[11/14/2008 2:26:17 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine the centers being connected with each other on a continental level and the continental centers sending representatives to the board and the board sending coordinators to the continental centers.
:[11/14/2008 2:27:41 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine the regional centers having power in decision making on their level in harmony and in the range that the global center creates togehter with the continental centers.
:[11/14/2008 2:31:32 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine that when people have a voice and influence in the "politics" of "their" center - for example to create NVC projects, to support these projects financially, for example to create a certification process which meets their needs for cultural identity and at the same time the frame of the global comunity, they might also be willing to support the organisation financially with more joy
:[11/14/2008 2:32:39 PM] irmtraud229 says: These regional centers might be able to raise funds the US based prresent Center would never have access to, so I guess there might be more funds availabe than there are right now.
:[11/14/2008 2:35:05 PM] irmtraud229 says: The regional centers might also be able to help language communities grow together and so there would be more power in spreading NVC when we are working togehter with joy.
:[11/14/2008 2:36:28 PM] irmtraud229 says: There might be also be partnerships developing between centers in the north of the globe and the south, aslo creating personal connections / firndships between NVCers.
:[11/14/2008 2:38:45 PM] irmtraud229 says: I am going to stop here, because I am somewhat tired and have a 2-hours drive ahead of me.

- End Document -
==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T20:35:21Z

Elinska: /* The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 PM MST */

CNVC Board Minutes 11/15/08 Meeting

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone for most of the meeting)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Not Present:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (parts of the meeting)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), Glenda Mattinson, Communication Coordinator (Canada – Ontario), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Meeting with NVC Regional Leaders==
Present for this Agenda Item:
: Board Members and observers as mentioned above, Anne Bourrit (Switzerland),
Barbara Larson (US – Washington), Isolde Teschner (Germany), Katherine Singer (Korea), Martine Marenne (Belgium)
: Translators: French: Louise Romain (France), German: Nadine Helm (Germany)

Minutes:
:* Transcript of this meeting is available in the document [[Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2]]
:* A spreadsheet that analysed and categorized the issues and questions and opportunities addressed yesterday was distributed to the participants.
:* The topic for today’s meeting was Strategies; how to achieve or move towards the goals proposed by the participants.

==Addressing Topics from the Meeting with NVC Regional Leaders==
Decision: 
:* To meet needs a) for the international community to be heard, b) to increase inclusion in Board Decision Making, and c) to help more effectively disseminate Board concerns, questions and information out to the global population, the GCC (Global Community Circle) Representative to the Extended Leadership Team Forum will also be invited to sit on the Board.
Decision: 
:* The conversation with the international community such as we had at this meeting will continue to be a practice at Face to Face Board meetings. In addition, at two regular teleconference meetings per year, there will be a three-hour Board meeting at which one hour will be dedicated to communicating with people representing NVC groups.
Action Item: 
:* The Board’s decision to invite a representative from the GCC to sit on the board will be taken to the GCC for discussion. The GCC will propose the length of term.
Term: The term will start when the GCC representative is available to participate.

==Topics To Consider For A Possible Global Strategic Plan==
:* The Board started to outline the topics that it would like to invite NVC groups to provide input on, to start exploring an overall NVC Community Strategic Plan.
:* This material appears in the following document which has been forwarded to Board members: DRAFT v2gm NVC Community StratPlan Topics 20081115.doc
:* To avoid confusion, this material will be shared with the rest of the NVC Community when the Board comes to agreement on the list of topics.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* Strategic Planning : Items from Saturday November 15th, 2008.

==The meeting was convened at 9:30 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 PM MST==

==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2

2009-01-12T20:34:11Z

Elinska: /* The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM MST */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 2 of 2, Saturday November 15, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Katherine Singer (Korea)
:Louise Romain (France)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: Strategies; how to achieve or move towards the goals proposed by the participants.
:* A spreadsheet that analyses and categorizes the issues and questions and opportunities addressed yesterday was distributed to the participants by email.
:* Afterthoughts and ideas were placed in the Google doc created for this meeting and also sent to Elin Skappel via email – this is attached to the end of these minutes.

==Check-In==

:Gail Taylor: Grateful to have an opportunity to hear everyone's hearts.

:Margo Pair: So glad that many are joining in on the conversation today, happy to get to work

:Marshall Rosenberg: I hope the echo on the call goes away! I am here for the meeting.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am delighted to hear new voices and voices I've heard before and very connected to all that we are here to share and hopefully that we can continue to heartstorm strategies together so we can really feel included and feel like a team.

:Robert Gonzales: I am looking forward to this call and feeling hopeful of the steps that we can make today

:Katherine Singer: I am here and curious I am very happy to hear your voices and feel connected. It is two in the morning here.

:Anne Bourrit: Feeling excited to be here but frustrated with the sound.

:Barbara Larson: Good morning, I am excited again and grateful for everyone's presence.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also excited to be here and very curious of what we will learn from each other today.

:Isolde Teschner: I am here, and happy and curious about what we will speak about today.

:Louise Romain: I am happy to be here.

==Connectivity Issues: ==There were severe echo issues on this call, and the callers tried to resolve the issue by hanging up and re-dialing in, and then calling a different teleconference number. This only reduced the problem, and not all callers were able to stay on the call throughout the meeting

==Strategies==
;John Buck:
:What I would like to hear from each of you today is strategies. You should have received a spreadsheet that analyses the issues and questions and opportunities that we addressed yesterday. This analysis includes in the right hand column a list of categories. There may be better categories but this gives us a place to start. So when you give your idea or proposal, please say what category or categories that you are addressing. So for example, you may say "I have an idea that may help us improve connection" - and then give your idea. If you have a different category name, then let us know that.

:Are there any questions about these instructions?

;Barbara Larson:
:Looking at the matrix I see a lot of interesting categories that we are sharing; regional centers and funding. How to use the internet to support. I would recommend, it looks like we are evolving into two organizations, like Brigitte mentioned in her email, a CNVC and decentralized network and an organization that supports Marshall and his trainings and his work. I would like to check out if that sounds true to other people, and to create a transition team. Looking at it compassionately evolve into two organization, one would be one set up with power sharing, concentric circles. And also a system of resource creation and sharing, both international and local. I think that would really create trust and creativity and fun. And for Marshall I think that would give him a lot of support and ease to be able to do what he wants without having to put a lot of energy into this international organization.

;Anne Bourrit:
:I have a few ideas, first one regarding connection. A wording saying everyone matters.

:I would like us to create a committee that would give access to people who do not feel that they are being listened to, to ensure their satisfaction.

:Second idea is related to the wording staying connected. And I want to say that the french speaking network wanted to invite a representative from regional centers, to an event in Belgium. This would happen next year from 26 to 29 November. Maybe Martinne would say more. Regarding internet to support the community,

:I would like if there is a committee to take care of that, that people from each continent and familiar with the realities of third world countries would be invited to participate. I would like to be sure that we take their reality into account when we speak about internet. Next thing is regarding funding. I would like CNVC to ask each certified trainer to speak in their workshops about this question. Until we find people wanting to help in a different way. But my idea to have each cert trainer to be responsible for that, not only a few persons. Next topic is inclusion: in my experience, this is coming in a very organic way, and I have no worry about the fact htat we are getting to more and more people, the question is rather to go back to funding. So I would like to stress my idea about funding, and inclusion.

:Now I have come to the structure: I would like us to use the GCC document that was given a definition of what an original center is. That has been prepared in regard to the trainer fees, probably not released yet, but for me it is a very precise and well done departure for this question. So after the whole community agrees on what the definition of what an original center is, I would like us to make a list of the groups who are willing to become one, and choose a representative for each group/regional center. So that we can create a committee reflecting the community's autonomy.

:Next one is regarding Marshall/global network. I can't see personally why that should be two different things. But I think that there is a lot of projections and fantasies coming from our community. Because there is a void in the sense that there were never any responses given either from Marshall or the Admin Team or the Leadership Team. So my wishes , idea for strategy is that Marshall/AdminTeam/LT, address this (?). If this is meaning of creating two different organizations or not.

:And then my last point is about certification. I would like the CNVC coordinator and CNVC Ed Svcs prepare a number of proposals to be submitted to all certified trainers, and I would like if that would be possible to be done during the first trimester of the next year. Proposals about different ways to make the certification process and be more with more autonomy to specific regions.

;Katherine Singer:
:I'd like to talk about training for trainers. Trainers can become more and more efficient in sharing the training but them themselves need more deepening in the process, so I would like to see CNVC set up some training with trainers, maybe by senior trainers, offering them regular classes, so they have some place to go to deepen their own individual process.

:Next, regional centers: I would like to have some more clarity on what is the relationship with regional centers and the CNVC, in the legal, financial and other matters. That's all for now. Thoughts on what the relationship should be: between CNVC and regional center, that can distinguish it from different, other organizations and also financial agreements, I do not have a specific but I would like CNVC come up with some clarity on that.

;John Buck:
:Katherine do you have a proposal? On Funding..

;Katherine Singer:
:It's a little complicated becsuase most of the regional centers will be run by trainers who are already paying training fees, so need to think about it a little more thoroughly before I can say anything on that.

;Martine Marenne:
:I would like to see the financial network and the way the finances in the network would be used. My suggestion is that we create a new monetary system that is specific to our world-wide network. This money could be called the money of "us". This would represent the work and energy invested by individuals and groups of individuals that would benefit the entire network. So it would be different money from Dollars and Euros. So this would allow people to participate in the courses and activities that we propose in a way that is different from Euros and Dollars. I am very happy to elaborate on this idea another time.

:Another idea is to create courses specific for certified trainers. We have observed that in the French network the economic activity goes on outside the network itself.

:So our proposal is to re-integrate these courses for the trainers in the network. Another idea is to create training workshops for the trainers who are in certification. So the idea is not only for the French network , but to transmit the knowledge in accordance with Marshall's teachings and included in this training is the spiritual dimension of the CNVC

:Social Change: And the possibility on working together on projects. Using sociocracy within the French speaking network has revealed the difficulties we have had in communicating.
Another idea is that there would be a collective team of people who would finance someone who specifically goes out to find projects. Another proposition is to create a worldwide network, to share worldwide network experiences within the world wide network on certification. Within the French network several people have tried to document the difficulties with the certification process, and define certification in terms of objective criteria, to define the path and accompany people who are on their way through the certification process, and to define the role of the mentor or godparent of the person in the certification process. And we would like to see this document shared so we can have a common basis on what is happening. The common part is the responsibility of the meeting team at a world wide level. Working for the representatives for the regional networks, and certification process into work is the responsibility of the regional network.

;Gail Taylor:
:My strategy ideas are focused on prioritizing extended co-creation globally. Hopefully we'll attend easily to the top two concerns I have noticed in the document seemed to be regional centers and power sharing, but I believe it may attend to much more. First strategy idea is: a CNVC International Committee towards communication and inclusion. This committee/circle would be made up of one volunteer representative (community selected reps) from each group or area to be represented. Maybe there would be several representatives from one geographical area if they each wished to be representateed individually. This would preserve regional autonomy while including their voices. The International Committee would also include one representative from the GCC to represent GCC interests on behalf of GCC. This person would contribute GCC perspectives, concerns, and decisions for inclusion and transparency. The purpose of this International Committee early on, could include: 1.) collecting regional concerns and proposals so that we can increase inclusion and power sharing. Another purpose could be 2.) to collect input on best community development practices from the globe, from around the world. We can use this to design and offer a template to the world that can be used by new groups. The template would be designed to support groups in a.) formation b.) sustainability questions and c.) to support groups connecting to the greater community. One representative from this International Committee could be included in the GCC to represent the interests of the International Committee. This person could contribute concerns, proposals, and decisions from the International Committee to the GCC on behalf of this International Committee to increases inclusion and power sharing. Topics that this committee could begin might include: a.) information sharing to and from the committee b.) heartstorming strategies for funding and sustainability for regional groups c.) heartstorming strategies for "shared vision" on CNVC
community d.) creating proposals for the regional growth template (to provide ideas, not requirements). I imagine this International Committee, together with the internet website initiatives we saw yesterday, could contribute to the topics of: global trust, transparency, everyone matters, staying connected, information sharing, shared vision, decision making and funding. This strategy does not in my opinion sufficiently represent the concerns of certified trainers/candidates and connection to cert trainers as a unique interest group. So I imagine another committee specifically representing cert trainers concerns, proposals, and decisions in the same format. One representative from this Trainers' Inclusion committee would be included on the (GCC or educational circle) to represent concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the Trainers' Inclusion group,
and one member from the (GCC or ed circle) would participate in the Trainers' Inclusion committee, representing concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the GCC. NOTE: These strategy suggestions presume a basic understanding of the ease and process of sociocratic circles to collect concerns and proposals for shared decision making. Maybe some support to train in this understanding would be useful.

;Isolde Teschner:
:I am very happy from what I have heard from Anne Bourrit and Martine. I understand French better than English and was able to understand a bit more. My major point is decentralization. I would like that we follow more on decentralization. So that the regional centers have more meaning and can make decisions on their own. If they can develop autonomy and their own processes and can also reflect on their cultural needs, then they can be precise in the regions of their own countries authentically. And from my experience this is the way that nonviolent communication connects with people in their individual situation in their individual countries. And therefore NVC can gain traction and aliveness in the specific countries. At the same time it is really important that the regional centers work together with the CNVC, mutually and eye to eye. And that we each support each other with a concept of faith. Funding/financial relationships: I think that the fees that the certified trainers have to pay every year need to be divided, some of the money to CNVC and some to the regional centers.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:At this point, nothing to add.

;Margo Pair:
:My heart is warmed as I hear so many ideas and strategies suggested. It is warmed because it is obvious that care and sharing in NVC with integrity is what each individual who spoke, and those they represent, is a value we all share. The evolution of the NVC movement is what brings us to the meeting today, and identifying how can we support each other. What agreements are we willing to enter into as we continue to share nonviolent communication with those who are curious. My strategy is with starting today, to listen and understand what you are sharing and to keep it into consideration as CNVC develops its strategic plan. Acknowledging and working with individuals, work groups and regional centers, or organizations, is the infrastructure I wish to help support, and we build together in shared responsibility and decision making.

;Marshall Rosenberg:
:I would just like to say that I like very much some of the suggestions that have been made. Especially identifying some of the specific groups that we need to be sure are part of the decision making processes.

;Valentina Rosenberg:
:I will add with what Marshall was saying, but first, I am really celebrating everyone's strategies, ideas and the quality of how everyone's really participating in a dream come true here, just to be able to communicate as we are communicating. I am also in congruence with some of the wonderful strategies that I've heard here, and the beauty about this is that the Educational Services Team is also in congruence with some of the many things that were said, we have been working really hard with all the meetings we've had for the last months and it is wonderful to see that we're all pretty much on the same page about it, that's a celebration. Because I am confident as we evaluate from the trainer contracts, registration, all the contracts that we have with the certified trainers, that together as a team we will be able to come to some resolutions so that all our needs can not only be valued but also met. Because one thing I trust at this moment is that our needs are the same, we have just been using different strategies and have not been communicating as deeply as we are in this moment. And again my gratitude for all of us and you, that we are presently present right now, sharing our hearts and heartstorming strategies for the highest good of all concerned.

;Robert Gonzales:
:The only thing I haven't heard, that is of utmost importance, is for us to continue what we are doing right now. I specifically would love anyone in this room or who is listening to provide specific solutions for the technical difficulties we've had so the ease of connection is supported. I do want to say something, while it is not specific, the second main point has to do with - in harmony with many of the strategies I've heard from Anne and Martine and Katherine - the topic of autonomy with regional centers, different cultural groups and the interdependence in relationships with the whole. So here's the specific strategy - I would like those from individual regional groups to define their needs and strategies that would serve autonomy. I would also like the same people to define the needs and strategies that would serve interdependence. I would like all groups, circles, teams, to engage in the same activity.

;Glenda Mattinson:
:I have enjoyed the wide range of strategies, I am intrigued to see this, and wanting to provide some awareness of strategies that are underway, i.e. clarity about where there are groups and what they do, which is under construction, it is something that the webmaster and I, under the Admin Team's supervision, have been working on, and I am working with this spreadsheet that I saw just recently.

:In terms of one of the questions that was commented on early on, Marshall/global network, I see no need to choose between the two. I believe we are most powerful when we work together.

:Another piece I would enjoy is to build with the work that has been done, by the GCC and the groups that have worked to connect into GCC Circles. We know there is much more to be done, much more inclusion, and again we would like to work with the global network.

:The one other piece we've been exploring, between NVC communities, we absolutely want to be inclusive, and what we have called NVC workgroups, which are groups of people who choose to work together because they find it easy and fun to produce results that are meaningful and satisfying in sharing of NVC and the mutual supporting of one another. and I think it is very clear that we need to build our fundraising skills on multiple levels. I don't have specific strategies but I believe by connecting to the needs that NVC helps to meet, would be a key to helping people understand the value of supporting this work and this movement and those who share it.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:I listen with great joy, admiring the quality of translation - amazing! Secondly I heard a lot of the comments, not all of them, strong need for connection, sharing, distribution of power, confused by the term, but the desire to co-create equally is very clear. And the reflection I want to share is the journey I see us on, when I first met Marshall many years ago, one of the first things he told me, he and Gary would not speak for months, and we have come such a long way, including Valentina into the equation, moving from California, Marshall's schedule, new tech on website, reconnected Marshall with the center itself, and somehow created a more functional center. I see so much opportunity to use these tools even better, evolving the structure and the process, the last thing I want to see is that the pain of the past makes us go in different directions.

;John Buck:
:We are at the end of the call, it was shorter than I wanted because of the issues with technology. I would like to invite everyone to send further thoughts to us, particularly today as the Board will try to make sense of everything we've heard. So please send those thoughts by email to Elin at the following email: adminsupport@cnvc.org . I am particularly interested in suggestions about how the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future. In addition to other ideas or proposals about strategies. Again many, many thanks to Nadine for your translation, to Elin for all the typing I saw her shaking her fingers a moment ago, to Pan for his help with technology, Louise for your help with translation, and for everyone for taking the time to participate with us.

;Gail Taylor:
:And to John's patience with technological mayhem this morning!

;Margo Pair and Valentina Rosenberg:
:We want a joyful end!

;The Participants Singing - Zie est beautiful!

==The meeting was convened at 10 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Further Thoughts placed in googledoc and/or sent to Elin Skappel via email==

==A: Ease In Connecting, How the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future:==

===From Anne Bourrit:===
:To respond to John’s question about how to improve meetings like the ones we just had yesterday and today, I’d say that my preference would be to alternate meetings where we have a sense of the internationality and the expansion of our network (like what I experienced during the first part of our conference call on Nov. 14: the priority is put on connection during check-in and then only one single topic is being dealt with) and meetings with much smaller groups (selected for example by language – it would save the time needed to hear a translation which doesn’t concern all); the same questions would be asked to each of these smaller groups. Then everyone would receive the transcript of what has been said in the other groups.
:* In the global meetings we would focus on needs like connexion, togetherness, inspiration, mutual support in realizing how many of us are committed everywhere, etc.
:* In meetings with a much smaller amount of people, we would focus on ease, effective use of time/energy, clarity and empathy, etc.

===From Noam:===
:I would prefer talking, as it is easier for me to connect and explain, but I will try to do it via email, and hope for the best.

:Regarding conference provider I would suggest to move to talkshoe, the current provider freeconfrencecall has European numbers, but they are extra cost numbers i.e. high toll.

:I am able to provide experimental free skype access to talkshoe + 1800 i.e. US toll free number.

:Pan know all the details.

:Regarding translation, I would suggest that using the upcoming NVCmessenger any transcription taken down, will be automatically translated into different languages via goggle translation service.

:Another suggestion is to have simultaneous translation i.e. the translator will only be heard by the one they translate to. and communicate with the group via chat.

:I'm not sure, I was able to clarify my suggestions, let me know if you find them understandable?

:Warmly,

:Noam

===From Louise Romaine===
:An idea for more ease during conference calls IF people can call in at
the same time as having a screen in front of them:

:for exchanging information in a written format:

:translation could be done simultaneously in writing via instant
messaging like on Skype
so everyone is also logged on a Skype conference call with sound off

:English-speakers get translated into various languages via IM
and non-English languages get translated into English

:Can forsee that speed might be more of a problem and I imagine there
are ways to signal that to speakers...

:Admiring your patience with technical hitches during the call today...

:Warmly,

:Louise

==B: Other feedback, strategies, etc.==

===Proposal from the French-Speaking Network (via Martine Marenne):===

1. Review our financial and economic system

Our intention is to position the Worldwide Network in a dynamic of offering of services and/or trainings for the service of the community :
:* Creation of a special currency for the community (the WE’s), which recognize the investment of our members, a group for the benefit of the community. For example, translation of document, participation to workgroup on certification,…
:* Creation of a programme of continuating education for certified trainers, supported by the Worldwide Network (Marshall, Robert Gonzalez, Anne Bourrit, enz.)
:* Creation of a education path toward certification inside the WN, and not outside it (New way to be together, way to finance the community)
:* Creation of an Institute (education place which guarantees the transmission of the process of Marshall)
:* Initiation of new projects supported by the WN with the social change as objective, and assuring their funding (by the creation and the financial support of a team of investigation of concrete projects)

2. Proposal to cocreate an common education path to certification

At the moment, such a path doesn’t exist at least in the French Network: several trainings are given outside the Network.
We suggest to elaborate a common definition of the certification (including the spiritual dimension, the commitment to social change, and a commitment to the CNVC network).

:* What is the sense of the certification (reflection done by the RF-CNV, and ready to share)
:* Definition of it with concrete objectives
:* Definition of a education path (accompaniment of a group of candidates, during f.ex. 3 years, in the name of the Network)
:* Define the role of godfather and godmother in terms of commitment (elaborate a specific training for those persons)
:* Assure continuating education of certified trainers.

Concretely, set up a schedule for all those different points and organize the time of meetings and exchanges.
A lot of documents are already available and we are ready to offer them as a base for the thoughts.

3. Create a circle of pioneers to train other networks

Those pioneers could support proximity circles, for ex. French Network supporting German Network and rec.

===Fundraising Ideas : (From Barbara Larson)===

:1) Our team (PSNCC) invested in the Benevon System,
a mission driven, sustainable, relationship based fundraising system used successfully
by The Freedom Project and very successfully by BayNVC.
http://www.benevon.com/

:2) We also came up with a fundraising system a few years ago
that we haven't yet tried. We called it NVC-in-Action,
and Pan might have some recollection of it.
It could be implemented and integrated at the regional and international levels.
It's mission driven and passion driven,
and includes education and support for creating and implementing powerful, successful projects
including:
:support to create a working project team,
:support to define observable/measurable ends,
:support to create a budget,
:support for how to manage a project,
:support for synergizing with other projects/people,
:and support to write up the project details so that each project can attract funders who are excited about that particular project.

:At the regional team level, each team who wants to would have a fundraising circle whose service would be to administer the Regional NVC-in-Action Project, (NVC-in-Action is itself a funded project,at the regional and international level) If the project were international in scope, it would go to the International (CNVC) NVC-in-Action Project, and would attract international investors.

:This is a brief description, and if anyone sees any possiblities with this direction, we can dig into our files and share more details. And, it does need more work to figure out who makes what decisions and how, and how the local and international fundraising would complement each other.

:3) Doug and I have been creating and implementing a
fundraising system for trainers and local teams that involves
nvc trainings.

:We support a community organization (usually a non-profit)
to organize a 1 1/2 day NVC Intro, which we provide.
We also provide templates of PR ideas.
That organizing organization invites other community organizations to participate
by inviting their members,board,constituents, & supporters to the Training.

:The organizing organization receives 30% of the total $$ donated
by all participants in the training.
Each participant indicates which organization they would like their $donation to go to,
and that organization receives 50% of their donation.
The training team receives 20% of the total training income, and can donate what ever they want of that to their local team.

:Some benefits of this as a fundraiser is not only the generation of money,
but the NVC education/inspiration received,
the authentic connection of members of community non-profits,
and the widening circle of nvc influence.

:4) Of course, making people aware of ways
they can contribute at each IIT and NVC training
in a systematic powerful way.

==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2

2009-01-12T20:33:32Z

Elinska: /* Fundraising Ideas : (From Barbara Larson) */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 2 of 2, Saturday November 15, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Katherine Singer (Korea)
:Louise Romain (France)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: Strategies; how to achieve or move towards the goals proposed by the participants.
:* A spreadsheet that analyses and categorizes the issues and questions and opportunities addressed yesterday was distributed to the participants by email.
:* Afterthoughts and ideas were placed in the Google doc created for this meeting and also sent to Elin Skappel via email – this is attached to the end of these minutes.

==Check-In==

:Gail Taylor: Grateful to have an opportunity to hear everyone's hearts.

:Margo Pair: So glad that many are joining in on the conversation today, happy to get to work

:Marshall Rosenberg: I hope the echo on the call goes away! I am here for the meeting.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am delighted to hear new voices and voices I've heard before and very connected to all that we are here to share and hopefully that we can continue to heartstorm strategies together so we can really feel included and feel like a team.

:Robert Gonzales: I am looking forward to this call and feeling hopeful of the steps that we can make today

:Katherine Singer: I am here and curious I am very happy to hear your voices and feel connected. It is two in the morning here.

:Anne Bourrit: Feeling excited to be here but frustrated with the sound.

:Barbara Larson: Good morning, I am excited again and grateful for everyone's presence.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also excited to be here and very curious of what we will learn from each other today.

:Isolde Teschner: I am here, and happy and curious about what we will speak about today.

:Louise Romain: I am happy to be here.

==Connectivity Issues: ==There were severe echo issues on this call, and the callers tried to resolve the issue by hanging up and re-dialing in, and then calling a different teleconference number. This only reduced the problem, and not all callers were able to stay on the call throughout the meeting

==Strategies==
;John Buck:
:What I would like to hear from each of you today is strategies. You should have received a spreadsheet that analyses the issues and questions and opportunities that we addressed yesterday. This analysis includes in the right hand column a list of categories. There may be better categories but this gives us a place to start. So when you give your idea or proposal, please say what category or categories that you are addressing. So for example, you may say "I have an idea that may help us improve connection" - and then give your idea. If you have a different category name, then let us know that.

:Are there any questions about these instructions?

;Barbara Larson:
:Looking at the matrix I see a lot of interesting categories that we are sharing; regional centers and funding. How to use the internet to support. I would recommend, it looks like we are evolving into two organizations, like Brigitte mentioned in her email, a CNVC and decentralized network and an organization that supports Marshall and his trainings and his work. I would like to check out if that sounds true to other people, and to create a transition team. Looking at it compassionately evolve into two organization, one would be one set up with power sharing, concentric circles. And also a system of resource creation and sharing, both international and local. I think that would really create trust and creativity and fun. And for Marshall I think that would give him a lot of support and ease to be able to do what he wants without having to put a lot of energy into this international organization.

;Anne Bourrit:
:I have a few ideas, first one regarding connection. A wording saying everyone matters.

:I would like us to create a committee that would give access to people who do not feel that they are being listened to, to ensure their satisfaction.

:Second idea is related to the wording staying connected. And I want to say that the french speaking network wanted to invite a representative from regional centers, to an event in Belgium. This would happen next year from 26 to 29 November. Maybe Martinne would say more. Regarding internet to support the community,

:I would like if there is a committee to take care of that, that people from each continent and familiar with the realities of third world countries would be invited to participate. I would like to be sure that we take their reality into account when we speak about internet. Next thing is regarding funding. I would like CNVC to ask each certified trainer to speak in their workshops about this question. Until we find people wanting to help in a different way. But my idea to have each cert trainer to be responsible for that, not only a few persons. Next topic is inclusion: in my experience, this is coming in a very organic way, and I have no worry about the fact htat we are getting to more and more people, the question is rather to go back to funding. So I would like to stress my idea about funding, and inclusion.

:Now I have come to the structure: I would like us to use the GCC document that was given a definition of what an original center is. That has been prepared in regard to the trainer fees, probably not released yet, but for me it is a very precise and well done departure for this question. So after the whole community agrees on what the definition of what an original center is, I would like us to make a list of the groups who are willing to become one, and choose a representative for each group/regional center. So that we can create a committee reflecting the community's autonomy.

:Next one is regarding Marshall/global network. I can't see personally why that should be two different things. But I think that there is a lot of projections and fantasies coming from our community. Because there is a void in the sense that there were never any responses given either from Marshall or the Admin Team or the Leadership Team. So my wishes , idea for strategy is that Marshall/AdminTeam/LT, address this (?). If this is meaning of creating two different organizations or not.

:And then my last point is about certification. I would like the CNVC coordinator and CNVC Ed Svcs prepare a number of proposals to be submitted to all certified trainers, and I would like if that would be possible to be done during the first trimester of the next year. Proposals about different ways to make the certification process and be more with more autonomy to specific regions.

;Katherine Singer:
:I'd like to talk about training for trainers. Trainers can become more and more efficient in sharing the training but them themselves need more deepening in the process, so I would like to see CNVC set up some training with trainers, maybe by senior trainers, offering them regular classes, so they have some place to go to deepen their own individual process.

:Next, regional centers: I would like to have some more clarity on what is the relationship with regional centers and the CNVC, in the legal, financial and other matters. That's all for now. Thoughts on what the relationship should be: between CNVC and regional center, that can distinguish it from different, other organizations and also financial agreements, I do not have a specific but I would like CNVC come up with some clarity on that.

;John Buck:
:Katherine do you have a proposal? On Funding..

;Katherine Singer:
:It's a little complicated becsuase most of the regional centers will be run by trainers who are already paying training fees, so need to think about it a little more thoroughly before I can say anything on that.

;Martine Marenne:
:I would like to see the financial network and the way the finances in the network would be used. My suggestion is that we create a new monetary system that is specific to our world-wide network. This money could be called the money of "us". This would represent the work and energy invested by individuals and groups of individuals that would benefit the entire network. So it would be different money from Dollars and Euros. So this would allow people to participate in the courses and activities that we propose in a way that is different from Euros and Dollars. I am very happy to elaborate on this idea another time.

:Another idea is to create courses specific for certified trainers. We have observed that in the French network the economic activity goes on outside the network itself.

:So our proposal is to re-integrate these courses for the trainers in the network. Another idea is to create training workshops for the trainers who are in certification. So the idea is not only for the French network , but to transmit the knowledge in accordance with Marshall's teachings and included in this training is the spiritual dimension of the CNVC

:Social Change: And the possibility on working together on projects. Using sociocracy within the French speaking network has revealed the difficulties we have had in communicating.
Another idea is that there would be a collective team of people who would finance someone who specifically goes out to find projects. Another proposition is to create a worldwide network, to share worldwide network experiences within the world wide network on certification. Within the French network several people have tried to document the difficulties with the certification process, and define certification in terms of objective criteria, to define the path and accompany people who are on their way through the certification process, and to define the role of the mentor or godparent of the person in the certification process. And we would like to see this document shared so we can have a common basis on what is happening. The common part is the responsibility of the meeting team at a world wide level. Working for the representatives for the regional networks, and certification process into work is the responsibility of the regional network.

;Gail Taylor:
:My strategy ideas are focused on prioritizing extended co-creation globally. Hopefully we'll attend easily to the top two concerns I have noticed in the document seemed to be regional centers and power sharing, but I believe it may attend to much more. First strategy idea is: a CNVC International Committee towards communication and inclusion. This committee/circle would be made up of one volunteer representative (community selected reps) from each group or area to be represented. Maybe there would be several representatives from one geographical area if they each wished to be representateed individually. This would preserve regional autonomy while including their voices. The International Committee would also include one representative from the GCC to represent GCC interests on behalf of GCC. This person would contribute GCC perspectives, concerns, and decisions for inclusion and transparency. The purpose of this International Committee early on, could include: 1.) collecting regional concerns and proposals so that we can increase inclusion and power sharing. Another purpose could be 2.) to collect input on best community development practices from the globe, from around the world. We can use this to design and offer a template to the world that can be used by new groups. The template would be designed to support groups in a.) formation b.) sustainability questions and c.) to support groups connecting to the greater community. One representative from this International Committee could be included in the GCC to represent the interests of the International Committee. This person could contribute concerns, proposals, and decisions from the International Committee to the GCC on behalf of this International Committee to increases inclusion and power sharing. Topics that this committee could begin might include: a.) information sharing to and from the committee b.) heartstorming strategies for funding and sustainability for regional groups c.) heartstorming strategies for "shared vision" on CNVC
community d.) creating proposals for the regional growth template (to provide ideas, not requirements). I imagine this International Committee, together with the internet website initiatives we saw yesterday, could contribute to the topics of: global trust, transparency, everyone matters, staying connected, information sharing, shared vision, decision making and funding. This strategy does not in my opinion sufficiently represent the concerns of certified trainers/candidates and connection to cert trainers as a unique interest group. So I imagine another committee specifically representing cert trainers concerns, proposals, and decisions in the same format. One representative from this Trainers' Inclusion committee would be included on the (GCC or educational circle) to represent concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the Trainers' Inclusion group,
and one member from the (GCC or ed circle) would participate in the Trainers' Inclusion committee, representing concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the GCC. NOTE: These strategy suggestions presume a basic understanding of the ease and process of sociocratic circles to collect concerns and proposals for shared decision making. Maybe some support to train in this understanding would be useful.

;Isolde Teschner:
:I am very happy from what I have heard from Anne Bourrit and Martine. I understand French better than English and was able to understand a bit more. My major point is decentralization. I would like that we follow more on decentralization. So that the regional centers have more meaning and can make decisions on their own. If they can develop autonomy and their own processes and can also reflect on their cultural needs, then they can be precise in the regions of their own countries authentically. And from my experience this is the way that nonviolent communication connects with people in their individual situation in their individual countries. And therefore NVC can gain traction and aliveness in the specific countries. At the same time it is really important that the regional centers work together with the CNVC, mutually and eye to eye. And that we each support each other with a concept of faith. Funding/financial relationships: I think that the fees that the certified trainers have to pay every year need to be divided, some of the money to CNVC and some to the regional centers.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:At this point, nothing to add.

;Margo Pair:
:My heart is warmed as I hear so many ideas and strategies suggested. It is warmed because it is obvious that care and sharing in NVC with integrity is what each individual who spoke, and those they represent, is a value we all share. The evolution of the NVC movement is what brings us to the meeting today, and identifying how can we support each other. What agreements are we willing to enter into as we continue to share nonviolent communication with those who are curious. My strategy is with starting today, to listen and understand what you are sharing and to keep it into consideration as CNVC develops its strategic plan. Acknowledging and working with individuals, work groups and regional centers, or organizations, is the infrastructure I wish to help support, and we build together in shared responsibility and decision making.

;Marshall Rosenberg:
:I would just like to say that I like very much some of the suggestions that have been made. Especially identifying some of the specific groups that we need to be sure are part of the decision making processes.

;Valentina Rosenberg:
:I will add with what Marshall was saying, but first, I am really celebrating everyone's strategies, ideas and the quality of how everyone's really participating in a dream come true here, just to be able to communicate as we are communicating. I am also in congruence with some of the wonderful strategies that I've heard here, and the beauty about this is that the Educational Services Team is also in congruence with some of the many things that were said, we have been working really hard with all the meetings we've had for the last months and it is wonderful to see that we're all pretty much on the same page about it, that's a celebration. Because I am confident as we evaluate from the trainer contracts, registration, all the contracts that we have with the certified trainers, that together as a team we will be able to come to some resolutions so that all our needs can not only be valued but also met. Because one thing I trust at this moment is that our needs are the same, we have just been using different strategies and have not been communicating as deeply as we are in this moment. And again my gratitude for all of us and you, that we are presently present right now, sharing our hearts and heartstorming strategies for the highest good of all concerned.

;Robert Gonzales:
:The only thing I haven't heard, that is of utmost importance, is for us to continue what we are doing right now. I specifically would love anyone in this room or who is listening to provide specific solutions for the technical difficulties we've had so the ease of connection is supported. I do want to say something, while it is not specific, the second main point has to do with - in harmony with many of the strategies I've heard from Anne and Martine and Katherine - the topic of autonomy with regional centers, different cultural groups and the interdependence in relationships with the whole. So here's the specific strategy - I would like those from individual regional groups to define their needs and strategies that would serve autonomy. I would also like the same people to define the needs and strategies that would serve interdependence. I would like all groups, circles, teams, to engage in the same activity.

;Glenda Mattinson:
:I have enjoyed the wide range of strategies, I am intrigued to see this, and wanting to provide some awareness of strategies that are underway, i.e. clarity about where there are groups and what they do, which is under construction, it is something that the webmaster and I, under the Admin Team's supervision, have been working on, and I am working with this spreadsheet that I saw just recently.

:In terms of one of the questions that was commented on early on, Marshall/global network, I see no need to choose between the two. I believe we are most powerful when we work together.

:Another piece I would enjoy is to build with the work that has been done, by the GCC and the groups that have worked to connect into GCC Circles. We know there is much more to be done, much more inclusion, and again we would like to work with the global network.

:The one other piece we've been exploring, between NVC communities, we absolutely want to be inclusive, and what we have called NVC workgroups, which are groups of people who choose to work together because they find it easy and fun to produce results that are meaningful and satisfying in sharing of NVC and the mutual supporting of one another. and I think it is very clear that we need to build our fundraising skills on multiple levels. I don't have specific strategies but I believe by connecting to the needs that NVC helps to meet, would be a key to helping people understand the value of supporting this work and this movement and those who share it.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:I listen with great joy, admiring the quality of translation - amazing! Secondly I heard a lot of the comments, not all of them, strong need for connection, sharing, distribution of power, confused by the term, but the desire to co-create equally is very clear. And the reflection I want to share is the journey I see us on, when I first met Marshall many years ago, one of the first things he told me, he and Gary would not speak for months, and we have come such a long way, including Valentina into the equation, moving from California, Marshall's schedule, new tech on website, reconnected Marshall with the center itself, and somehow created a more functional center. I see so much opportunity to use these tools even better, evolving the structure and the process, the last thing I want to see is that the pain of the past makes us go in different directions.

;John Buck:
:We are at the end of the call, it was shorter than I wanted because of the issues with technology. I would like to invite everyone to send further thoughts to us, particularly today as the Board will try to make sense of everything we've heard. So please send those thoughts by email to Elin at the following email: adminsupport@cnvc.org . I am particularly interested in suggestions about how the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future. In addition to other ideas or proposals about strategies. Again many, many thanks to Nadine for your translation, to Elin for all the typing I saw her shaking her fingers a moment ago, to Pan for his help with technology, Louise for your help with translation, and for everyone for taking the time to participate with us.

;Gail Taylor:
:And to John's patience with technological mayhem this morning!

;Margo Pair and Valentina Rosenberg:
:We want a joyful end!

;The Participants Singing - Zie est beautiful!

==The meeting was convened at 10 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Further Thoughts placed in googledoc and/or sent to Elin Skappel via email==

==A: Ease In Connecting, How the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future:==

===From Anne Bourrit:===
:To respond to John’s question about how to improve meetings like the ones we just had yesterday and today, I’d say that my preference would be to alternate meetings where we have a sense of the internationality and the expansion of our network (like what I experienced during the first part of our conference call on Nov. 14: the priority is put on connection during check-in and then only one single topic is being dealt with) and meetings with much smaller groups (selected for example by language – it would save the time needed to hear a translation which doesn’t concern all); the same questions would be asked to each of these smaller groups. Then everyone would receive the transcript of what has been said in the other groups.
:* In the global meetings we would focus on needs like connexion, togetherness, inspiration, mutual support in realizing how many of us are committed everywhere, etc.
:* In meetings with a much smaller amount of people, we would focus on ease, effective use of time/energy, clarity and empathy, etc.

===From Noam:===
:I would prefer talking, as it is easier for me to connect and explain, but I will try to do it via email, and hope for the best.

:Regarding conference provider I would suggest to move to talkshoe, the current provider freeconfrencecall has European numbers, but they are extra cost numbers i.e. high toll.

:I am able to provide experimental free skype access to talkshoe + 1800 i.e. US toll free number.

:Pan know all the details.

:Regarding translation, I would suggest that using the upcoming NVCmessenger any transcription taken down, will be automatically translated into different languages via goggle translation service.

:Another suggestion is to have simultaneous translation i.e. the translator will only be heard by the one they translate to. and communicate with the group via chat.

:I'm not sure, I was able to clarify my suggestions, let me know if you find them understandable?

:Warmly,

:Noam

===From Louise Romaine===
:An idea for more ease during conference calls IF people can call in at
the same time as having a screen in front of them:

:for exchanging information in a written format:

:translation could be done simultaneously in writing via instant
messaging like on Skype
so everyone is also logged on a Skype conference call with sound off

:English-speakers get translated into various languages via IM
and non-English languages get translated into English

:Can forsee that speed might be more of a problem and I imagine there
are ways to signal that to speakers...

:Admiring your patience with technical hitches during the call today...

:Warmly,

:Louise

==B: Other feedback, strategies, etc.==

===Proposal from the French-Speaking Network (via Martine Marenne):===

1. Review our financial and economic system

Our intention is to position the Worldwide Network in a dynamic of offering of services and/or trainings for the service of the community :
:* Creation of a special currency for the community (the WE’s), which recognize the investment of our members, a group for the benefit of the community. For example, translation of document, participation to workgroup on certification,…
:* Creation of a programme of continuating education for certified trainers, supported by the Worldwide Network (Marshall, Robert Gonzalez, Anne Bourrit, enz.)
:* Creation of a education path toward certification inside the WN, and not outside it (New way to be together, way to finance the community)
:* Creation of an Institute (education place which guarantees the transmission of the process of Marshall)
:* Initiation of new projects supported by the WN with the social change as objective, and assuring their funding (by the creation and the financial support of a team of investigation of concrete projects)

2. Proposal to cocreate an common education path to certification

At the moment, such a path doesn’t exist at least in the French Network: several trainings are given outside the Network.
We suggest to elaborate a common definition of the certification (including the spiritual dimension, the commitment to social change, and a commitment to the CNVC network).

:* What is the sense of the certification (reflection done by the RF-CNV, and ready to share)
:* Definition of it with concrete objectives
:* Definition of a education path (accompaniment of a group of candidates, during f.ex. 3 years, in the name of the Network)
:* Define the role of godfather and godmother in terms of commitment (elaborate a specific training for those persons)
:* Assure continuating education of certified trainers.

Concretely, set up a schedule for all those different points and organize the time of meetings and exchanges.
A lot of documents are already available and we are ready to offer them as a base for the thoughts.

3. Create a circle of pioneers to train other networks

Those pioneers could support proximity circles, for ex. French Network supporting German Network and rec.

===Fundraising Ideas : (From Barbara Larson)===

:1) Our team (PSNCC) invested in the Benevon System,
a mission driven, sustainable, relationship based fundraising system used successfully
by The Freedom Project and very successfully by BayNVC.
http://www.benevon.com/

:2) We also came up with a fundraising system a few years ago
that we haven't yet tried. We called it NVC-in-Action,
and Pan might have some recollection of it.
It could be implemented and integrated at the regional and international levels.
It's mission driven and passion driven,
and includes education and support for creating and implementing powerful, successful projects
including:
:support to create a working project team,
:support to define observable/measurable ends,
:support to create a budget,
:support for how to manage a project,
:support for synergizing with other projects/people,
:and support to write up the project details so that each project can attract funders who are excited about that particular project.

:At the regional team level, each team who wants to would have a fundraising circle whose service would be to administer the Regional NVC-in-Action Project, (NVC-in-Action is itself a funded project,at the regional and international level) If the project were international in scope, it would go to the International (CNVC) NVC-in-Action Project, and would attract international investors.

:This is a brief description, and if anyone sees any possiblities with this direction, we can dig into our files and share more details. And, it does need more work to figure out who makes what decisions and how, and how the local and international fundraising would complement each other.

:3) Doug and I have been creating and implementing a
fundraising system for trainers and local teams that involves
nvc trainings.

:We support a community organization (usually a non-profit)
to organize a 1 1/2 day NVC Intro, which we provide.
We also provide templates of PR ideas.
That organizing organization invites other community organizations to participate
by inviting their members,board,constituents, & supporters to the Training.

:The organizing organization receives 30% of the total $$ donated
by all participants in the training.
Each participant indicates which organization they would like their $donation to go to,
and that organization receives 50% of their donation.
The training team receives 20% of the total training income, and can donate what ever they want of that to their local team.

:Some benefits of this as a fundraiser is not only the generation of money,
but the NVC education/inspiration received,
the authentic connection of members of community non-profits,
and the widening circle of nvc influence.

:4) Of course, making people aware of ways
they can contribute at each IIT and NVC training
in a systematic powerful way.

==The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM MST==

==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T20:32:18Z

Elinska: /* The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM MST */

CNVC Board Minutes 11/16/08 Meeting

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone for most of the meeting)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Not Present:
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (parts of the meeting)
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), Glenda Mattinson, Communication Coordinator (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Integration of NVC Community Input==
Statement:
:* Fundamentally there are two concerns that we want to give care to:
:* On one hand, we are hearing a number of community members with deep pain, hopelessness and despair about collaborating with CNVC because historically they have not had their needs met, and they want their needs attended to.
:* On the other hand, we have a rapidly transforming CNVC Governance that is attempting to reveal and embody integration of needs that we were not integrating as effectively before.
:* To tend to both of these, we want a) to actively hear what needs, yearnings and proposals come from people who want a separate organization, and b) we want to continue to be seen for attempting to integrate and embody the changes that have happened (even at just this meeting) toward the possibility that two organizations may not be necessary.
Decision: 
:* During the next board meeting the Board will review the comprehensive list of "Ongoing Discussion Topics" for full inclusion. Each affected CNVC Governance and NVC Global Network circle will be asked to start preliminary discussion and to create proposals on each topic listed, and to share the proposals via the CNVC Board feedback form. To allow time for discussion among groups, pre-decision input will be reviewed by the Board at the March Board Meeting. Circles are also invited to share strategies that help them meet their needs that did not involve CNVC Governance, that they could share with other circles for global benefit.
Decision: 
:* Our hope is to increase our effectiveness and global confidence around inclusion and co-created decision making. As of this meeting, 3 strategies are now in place for this.
:*1.) adding a new Board Member whose role is to be a further channel for connection and representation between the CNVC Board and the NVC Global Network. Our tentative approach is that the board member be nominated from within the GCC (global groups can join the GCC or GCC regional circle to be heard and included). The Admin Team, representing the Board, intends to work with the GCC so that the representative reflects everyone's input.
:*2.) quarterly inclusion in board meetings with a full hour dedicated to discussion with the global network representatives' about concerns and proposals, and
:*3.) the online Board Feedback form (which can be used at any time).
Action Item: 
:* The Board struggled with the question of how to be inclusive in making a co-creative decision and also move forward with action that would include greater representation from the network. Therefore, after 3 months of GCC Board Member inclusion, an email will be sent (through CNVC Trainers group, NVC Cert Candidate group, and Friends of NVC group) from the Board requesting feedback from the international community. This email will check whether the decision to add a GCC rep to the Board actually contributes to a sense of international representation and inclusion, and to ask that replies be submitted via the CNVC Board Feedback form on the CNVC web site. Anyone who wishes to provide input sooner than that is welcome to provide feedback at any time through the CNVC Board Feedback form on the CNVC web site.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* During the next board meeting the Board will review the comprehensive list of "Ongoing Discussion Topics" for full inclusion, to provide direction

==Board Roles==
Observations & Needs:
:* The terms of the current President, Treasurer and Secretary expire November 2008.

Decision: Board President
:* Robert Gonzales’ term as Board President was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)

Decision: Board Treasurer
:* Valentina Rosenberg’s term as Board Treasurer was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)

Decision: Board Secretary
:* Margo Pair’s term as Board Secretary was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)

==Format of Meeting Minutes==
Observations & Needs:
:* Needs: Ease, Clarity, Efficiency
Policy Decision: 
:* The Board Meeting Minutes will only contain the following parts: Attendance, Topics, Decisions (with needs, observations listed with each decision), Action Items, Future Agenda Items, plus optional additional remarks if necessary. The minutes of the closing round will only reflect measurements and other remarks about the meeting process.

==Closing Round Comments:==
:Robert: (Suggestion for next meeting:) Bring more chocolate! I feel very full, celebrating everything we've done on so many levels, for me the vision has come that much closer to manifest how we can include walking our talk. I continue to be hopeful, and very grateful for everyone's contribution. I am really looking forward to continuing the journey with you all - including everyone in the international network - the big "we" that we are all an aspect of.
:Margo: I am filled with joy and hope that I can't contain, it's global. I sincerely appreciate the activity, the vulnerability that was shared, the honesty and willingness to be open. When we're with the one, we're with all of us, for me that meeting demonstrated that. I enjoyed the coming together of all the voices, and the support of many voices in the background.
:Susan: For one time in my life, I am struck speechless! I am visualizing Robert and Margo waiting to go, extend appreciation particularly to them. Robert - holding the global community in your consciousness with such love and care, Margo for your enthusiasm and your work.
:Gail: Grieving not having more spaciousness to part.
:Mercedes: Overall appreciation to everyone, enjoying your struggling, gives me a source of hope to hear this conference, and I'm confident that people listening to these conversations will have more trust in the Board. Would like to see more international participation in the GCC.
:Marshall: I certainly feel that what I have to say has already been said beautifully.
:Valentina: Really celebrating the presence of everyone being here and thank you for the facilitation and all the other people working really hard to support us and for Robert your honesty and truth, you and Marshall coming together and sharing the vulnerability. I also feel enormous relief. A few years ago we were just purifying, but now we are almost past the purification, and restoring. It’s beyond us, beyond me, and I'm very grateful for the spirituality that we all carry, the power of love between all of us is just the tooth of the matter of walking our walk and talking our talk.
:Gail: My heart keeps bursting, and then I am teary at the gratitude for being present, feeling your energy and laying eyes on you and getting to know you all as souls not just voices on the telephone, and just WOW! And ditto, and I can't wait to see all the miracles and messes that come from this! I really have hope for where this is going to take the global community over the next years, as a starting point! I am so joyful.
:Stefan: Sitting here very touched, reflecting on the people involved and what's been happening. The changes I see happening with Margo's arrival and everything that has changed as a result of that functioning, Robert's arrival, Gail's arrival, increases my hope that we are getting to a point where we get this balance between doing everything in harmony with our consciousness, but also finding efficient ways of connecting with all these other amazing people out there like Dominic and Eva and everyone else, and to really get to cohesive action, beyond our dreams, so much is possible if we get this right. I feel very encouraged by everything that has happened recently.
:John: I miss Stefan being here, and Eduardo wishing he could have been more part of this. Privileged to have been part of this.
:Elin: This has been a really wonderful experience for me to see everyone come together in the way that you have, I feel so inspired and hopeful for what is going to happen in the future. Very touched.
:Pan: Deep appreciation for being here throughout the meeting, helpful in representing me on the web site, understand where you are coming from and can incorporate my understanding of an expression of who you are into the web site. Thank you for bringing me in.
:Georgina Forbes: Very much appreciate being here, being allowed to be here, and part of this process. Have been in many organizations in the past - appreciate the integrity and compassion that you all come together, wonderful leader, transition into a bigger picture, beautiful what is going on here!
:John Stevens: An agony in being a voiceless observer, an urge to jump into the discussion at times. I want to acknowledge how much I admire all of you for being in this process and sticking to it with a clear sense of what is important to you.
:Glenda: Felt so many of the words spoken already reflected what is true for me. How do I in the roles that I represent try to embody the spirit and the energy and the decisions you make? I am so grateful, as Pan said, to be here and getting a deeper understanding from being present.

==The meeting was convened at 9 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM MST==

==PROVIDE FEEDBACK==
To provide input or feedback to the Board, please use one of our feedback forms:
:* If you want the input you provide to be immediately accessible by other members of our community, please use the form labelled "Public", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIunfDcZAl7RIEg .
:*If you would like your input to be visible only to the Board, please use the form labelled "Private", which is located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6HBFi7KGIumNAcd-FNDVUA .

Both of these forms are available at any time from the bottom of any page of the CNVC website (www.cnvc.org) by clicking on the link "Provide input/feedback to CNVC Governance Teams".

Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T18:41:52Z

Elinska: /* Board Roles */

Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T18:41:24Z

Elinska: /* Integration of NVC Community Input */

CNVC Board Minutes 11/16/08 Meeting

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone for most of the meeting)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Not Present:
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (parts of the meeting)
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), Glenda Mattinson, Communication Coordinator (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Integration of NVC Community Input==
Statement:
:* Fundamentally there are two concerns that we want to give care to:
:* On one hand, we are hearing a number of community members with deep pain, hopelessness and despair about collaborating with CNVC because historically they have not had their needs met, and they want their needs attended to.
:* On the other hand, we have a rapidly transforming CNVC Governance that is attempting to reveal and embody integration of needs that we were not integrating as effectively before.
:* To tend to both of these, we want a) to actively hear what needs, yearnings and proposals come from people who want a separate organization, and b) we want to continue to be seen for attempting to integrate and embody the changes that have happened (even at just this meeting) toward the possibility that two organizations may not be necessary.
Decision: 
:* During the next board meeting the Board will review the comprehensive list of "Ongoing Discussion Topics" for full inclusion. Each affected CNVC Governance and NVC Global Network circle will be asked to start preliminary discussion and to create proposals on each topic listed, and to share the proposals via the CNVC Board feedback form. To allow time for discussion among groups, pre-decision input will be reviewed by the Board at the March Board Meeting. Circles are also invited to share strategies that help them meet their needs that did not involve CNVC Governance, that they could share with other circles for global benefit.
Decision: 
:* Our hope is to increase our effectiveness and global confidence around inclusion and co-created decision making. As of this meeting, 3 strategies are now in place for this.
:*1.) adding a new Board Member whose role is to be a further channel for connection and representation between the CNVC Board and the NVC Global Network. Our tentative approach is that the board member be nominated from within the GCC (global groups can join the GCC or GCC regional circle to be heard and included). The Admin Team, representing the Board, intends to work with the GCC so that the representative reflects everyone's input.
:*2.) quarterly inclusion in board meetings with a full hour dedicated to discussion with the global network representatives' about concerns and proposals, and
:*3.) the online Board Feedback form (which can be used at any time).
Action Item: 
:* The Board struggled with the question of how to be inclusive in making a co-creative decision and also move forward with action that would include greater representation from the network. Therefore, after 3 months of GCC Board Member inclusion, an email will be sent (through CNVC Trainers group, NVC Cert Candidate group, and Friends of NVC group) from the Board requesting feedback from the international community. This email will check whether the decision to add a GCC rep to the Board actually contributes to a sense of international representation and inclusion, and to ask that replies be submitted via the CNVC Board Feedback form on the CNVC web site. Anyone who wishes to provide input sooner than that is welcome to provide feedback at any time through the CNVC Board Feedback form on the CNVC web site.
Future Agenda Item: 
:* During the next board meeting the Board will review the comprehensive list of "Ongoing Discussion Topics" for full inclusion, to provide direction

==Board Roles==
Observations & Needs:
:* The terms of the current President, Treasurer and Secretary expire November 2008.
Decision: Board President
:* Robert Gonzales’ term as Board President was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)
Decision: Board Treasurer
:* Valentina Rosenberg’s term as Board Treasurer was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)
Decision: Board Secretary
:* Margo Pair’s term as Board Secretary was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)

==Format of Meeting Minutes==
Observations & Needs:
:* Needs: Ease, Clarity, Efficiency
Policy Decision: 
:* The Board Meeting Minutes will only contain the following parts: Attendance, Topics, Decisions (with needs, observations listed with each decision), Action Items, Future Agenda Items, plus optional additional remarks if necessary. The minutes of the closing round will only reflect measurements and other remarks about the meeting process.

==Closing Round Comments:==
:Robert: (Suggestion for next meeting:) Bring more chocolate! I feel very full, celebrating everything we've done on so many levels, for me the vision has come that much closer to manifest how we can include walking our talk. I continue to be hopeful, and very grateful for everyone's contribution. I am really looking forward to continuing the journey with you all - including everyone in the international network - the big "we" that we are all an aspect of.
:Margo: I am filled with joy and hope that I can't contain, it's global. I sincerely appreciate the activity, the vulnerability that was shared, the honesty and willingness to be open. When we're with the one, we're with all of us, for me that meeting demonstrated that. I enjoyed the coming together of all the voices, and the support of many voices in the background.
:Susan: For one time in my life, I am struck speechless! I am visualizing Robert and Margo waiting to go, extend appreciation particularly to them. Robert - holding the global community in your consciousness with such love and care, Margo for your enthusiasm and your work.
:Gail: Grieving not having more spaciousness to part.
:Mercedes: Overall appreciation to everyone, enjoying your struggling, gives me a source of hope to hear this conference, and I'm confident that people listening to these conversations will have more trust in the Board. Would like to see more international participation in the GCC.
:Marshall: I certainly feel that what I have to say has already been said beautifully.
:Valentina: Really celebrating the presence of everyone being here and thank you for the facilitation and all the other people working really hard to support us and for Robert your honesty and truth, you and Marshall coming together and sharing the vulnerability. I also feel enormous relief. A few years ago we were just purifying, but now we are almost past the purification, and restoring. It’s beyond us, beyond me, and I'm very grateful for the spirituality that we all carry, the power of love between all of us is just the tooth of the matter of walking our walk and talking our talk.
:Gail: My heart keeps bursting, and then I am teary at the gratitude for being present, feeling your energy and laying eyes on you and getting to know you all as souls not just voices on the telephone, and just WOW! And ditto, and I can't wait to see all the miracles and messes that come from this! I really have hope for where this is going to take the global community over the next years, as a starting point! I am so joyful.
:Stefan: Sitting here very touched, reflecting on the people involved and what's been happening. The changes I see happening with Margo's arrival and everything that has changed as a result of that functioning, Robert's arrival, Gail's arrival, increases my hope that we are getting to a point where we get this balance between doing everything in harmony with our consciousness, but also finding efficient ways of connecting with all these other amazing people out there like Dominic and Eva and everyone else, and to really get to cohesive action, beyond our dreams, so much is possible if we get this right. I feel very encouraged by everything that has happened recently.
:John: I miss Stefan being here, and Eduardo wishing he could have been more part of this. Privileged to have been part of this.
:Elin: This has been a really wonderful experience for me to see everyone come together in the way that you have, I feel so inspired and hopeful for what is going to happen in the future. Very touched.
:Pan: Deep appreciation for being here throughout the meeting, helpful in representing me on the web site, understand where you are coming from and can incorporate my understanding of an expression of who you are into the web site. Thank you for bringing me in.
:Georgina Forbes: Very much appreciate being here, being allowed to be here, and part of this process. Have been in many organizations in the past - appreciate the integrity and compassion that you all come together, wonderful leader, transition into a bigger picture, beautiful what is going on here!
:John Stevens: An agony in being a voiceless observer, an urge to jump into the discussion at times. I want to acknowledge how much I admire all of you for being in this process and sticking to it with a clear sense of what is important to you.
:Glenda: Felt so many of the words spoken already reflected what is true for me. How do I in the roles that I represent try to embody the spirit and the energy and the decisions you make? I am so grateful, as Pan said, to be here and getting a deeper understanding from being present.

==The meeting was convened at 9 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM MST==

Minutes 11/16/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T18:40:31Z

Elinska: New page: CNVC Board Minutes 11/16/08 Meeting ==In attendance:== Board Members: :Gail Taylor – Board Member :Margo Pair – Board Secretary :Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member :Robert Gonzale...

CNVC Board Minutes 11/16/08 Meeting

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (by phone for most of the meeting)
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Not Present:
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President (parts of the meeting)
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), Glenda Mattinson, Communication Coordinator (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia)

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Integration of NVC Community Input==
Statement:
:* Fundamentally there are two concerns that we want to give care to:
:* On one hand, we are hearing a number of community members with deep pain, hopelessness and despair about collaborating with CNVC because historically they have not had their needs met, and they want their needs attended to.
:* On the other hand, we have a rapidly transforming CNVC Governance that is attempting to reveal and embody integration of needs that we were not integrating as effectively before.
:* To tend to both of these, we want a) to actively hear what needs, yearnings and proposals come from people who want a separate organization, and b) we want to continue to be seen for attempting to integrate and embody the changes that have happened (even at just this meeting) toward the possibility that two organizations may not be necessary.
Decision: 
:* During the next board meeting the Board will review the comprehensive list of "Ongoing Discussion Topics" for full inclusion. Each affected CNVC Governance and NVC Global Network circle will be asked to start preliminary discussion and to create proposals on each topic listed, and to share the proposals via the CNVC Board feedback form. To allow time for discussion among groups, pre-decision input will be reviewed by the Board at the March Board Meeting. Circles are also invited to share strategies that help them meet their needs that did not involve CNVC Governance, that they could share with other circles for global benefit.
Decision: 
:* Our hope is to increase our effectiveness and global confidence around inclusion and co-created decision making. As of this meeting, 3 strategies are now in place for this.
:*1.) adding a new Board Member whose role is to be a further channel for connection and representation between the CNVC Board and the NVC Global Network. Our tentative approach is that the board member be nominated from within the GCC (global groups can join the GCC or GCC regional circle to be heard and included). The Admin Team, representing the Board, intends to work with the GCC so that the representative reflects everyone's input.
:*2.) quarterly inclusion in board meetings with a full hour dedicated to discussion with the global network representatives' about concerns and proposals, and
:*3.) the online Board Feedback form (which can be used at any time).
Action Item: 
:* The Board struggled with the question of how to be inclusive in making a co-creative decision and also move forward with action that would include greater representation from the network. Therefore, after 3 months of GCC Board Member inclusion, an email will be sent (through CNVC Trainers group, NVC Cert Candidate group, and Friends of NVC group) from the Board requesting feedback from the international community. This email will check whether the decision to add a GCC rep to the Board actually contributes to a sense of international representation and inclusion, and to ask that replies be submitted via the CNVC Board Feedback form on the CNVC web site. Anyone who wishes to provide input sooner than that is welcome to provide feedback at any time through the CNVC Board Feedback form on the CNVC web site.
Future Agenda Item: </b?
:* During the next board meeting the Board will review the comprehensive list of "Ongoing Discussion Topics" for full inclusion, to provide direction

==Board Roles==
Observations & Needs:
:* The terms of the current President, Treasurer and Secretary expire November 2008.
Decision: Board President
:* Robert Gonzales’ term as Board President was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)
Decision: Board Treasurer
:* Valentina Rosenberg’s term as Board Treasurer was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)
Decision: Board Secretary
:* Margo Pair’s term as Board Secretary was extended one year.
Term: 1 year (November 2009)

==Format of Meeting Minutes==
Observations & Needs:
:* Needs: Ease, Clarity, Efficiency
Policy Decision: 
:* The Board Meeting Minutes will only contain the following parts: Attendance, Topics, Decisions (with needs, observations listed with each decision), Action Items, Future Agenda Items, plus optional additional remarks if necessary. The minutes of the closing round will only reflect measurements and other remarks about the meeting process.

==Closing Round Comments:==
:Robert: (Suggestion for next meeting:) Bring more chocolate! I feel very full, celebrating everything we've done on so many levels, for me the vision has come that much closer to manifest how we can include walking our talk. I continue to be hopeful, and very grateful for everyone's contribution. I am really looking forward to continuing the journey with you all - including everyone in the international network - the big "we" that we are all an aspect of.
:Margo: I am filled with joy and hope that I can't contain, it's global. I sincerely appreciate the activity, the vulnerability that was shared, the honesty and willingness to be open. When we're with the one, we're with all of us, for me that meeting demonstrated that. I enjoyed the coming together of all the voices, and the support of many voices in the background.
:Susan: For one time in my life, I am struck speechless! I am visualizing Robert and Margo waiting to go, extend appreciation particularly to them. Robert - holding the global community in your consciousness with such love and care, Margo for your enthusiasm and your work.
:Gail: Grieving not having more spaciousness to part.
:Mercedes: Overall appreciation to everyone, enjoying your struggling, gives me a source of hope to hear this conference, and I'm confident that people listening to these conversations will have more trust in the Board. Would like to see more international participation in the GCC.
:Marshall: I certainly feel that what I have to say has already been said beautifully.
:Valentina: Really celebrating the presence of everyone being here and thank you for the facilitation and all the other people working really hard to support us and for Robert your honesty and truth, you and Marshall coming together and sharing the vulnerability. I also feel enormous relief. A few years ago we were just purifying, but now we are almost past the purification, and restoring. It’s beyond us, beyond me, and I'm very grateful for the spirituality that we all carry, the power of love between all of us is just the tooth of the matter of walking our walk and talking our talk.
:Gail: My heart keeps bursting, and then I am teary at the gratitude for being present, feeling your energy and laying eyes on you and getting to know you all as souls not just voices on the telephone, and just WOW! And ditto, and I can't wait to see all the miracles and messes that come from this! I really have hope for where this is going to take the global community over the next years, as a starting point! I am so joyful.
:Stefan: Sitting here very touched, reflecting on the people involved and what's been happening. The changes I see happening with Margo's arrival and everything that has changed as a result of that functioning, Robert's arrival, Gail's arrival, increases my hope that we are getting to a point where we get this balance between doing everything in harmony with our consciousness, but also finding efficient ways of connecting with all these other amazing people out there like Dominic and Eva and everyone else, and to really get to cohesive action, beyond our dreams, so much is possible if we get this right. I feel very encouraged by everything that has happened recently.
:John: I miss Stefan being here, and Eduardo wishing he could have been more part of this. Privileged to have been part of this.
:Elin: This has been a really wonderful experience for me to see everyone come together in the way that you have, I feel so inspired and hopeful for what is going to happen in the future. Very touched.
:Pan: Deep appreciation for being here throughout the meeting, helpful in representing me on the web site, understand where you are coming from and can incorporate my understanding of an expression of who you are into the web site. Thank you for bringing me in.
:Georgina Forbes: Very much appreciate being here, being allowed to be here, and part of this process. Have been in many organizations in the past - appreciate the integrity and compassion that you all come together, wonderful leader, transition into a bigger picture, beautiful what is going on here!
:John Stevens: An agony in being a voiceless observer, an urge to jump into the discussion at times. I want to acknowledge how much I admire all of you for being in this process and sticking to it with a clear sense of what is important to you.
:Glenda: Felt so many of the words spoken already reflected what is true for me. How do I in the roles that I represent try to embody the spirit and the energy and the decisions you make? I am so grateful, as Pan said, to be here and getting a deeper understanding from being present.

==The meeting was convened at 9 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM MST==

Minutes 11/15/08 - In Person Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2009-01-12T17:50:10Z

Elinska: New page: CNVC Board Minutes 11/15/08 Meeting ==In attendance:== Board Members: :Gail Taylor – Board Member :Margo Pair – Board Secretary :Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member :Robert Gonzale...

Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1

2009-01-12T16:24:05Z

Elinska: /* Additional Questions Placed in the googledoc after the meeting */

Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2

2009-01-12T16:01:15Z

Elinska: /* Strategies */

Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2

2009-01-12T16:00:41Z

Elinska: /* Strategies */

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 2 of 2, Saturday November 15, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Katherine Singer (Korea)
:Louise Romain (France)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: Strategies; how to achieve or move towards the goals proposed by the participants.
:* A spreadsheet that analyses and categorizes the issues and questions and opportunities addressed yesterday was distributed to the participants by email.
:* Afterthoughts and ideas were placed in the Google doc created for this meeting and also sent to Elin Skappel via email – this is attached to the end of these minutes.

==Check-In==

:Gail Taylor: Grateful to have an opportunity to hear everyone's hearts.

:Margo Pair: So glad that many are joining in on the conversation today, happy to get to work

:Marshall Rosenberg: I hope the echo on the call goes away! I am here for the meeting.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am delighted to hear new voices and voices I've heard before and very connected to all that we are here to share and hopefully that we can continue to heartstorm strategies together so we can really feel included and feel like a team.

:Robert Gonzales: I am looking forward to this call and feeling hopeful of the steps that we can make today

:Katherine Singer: I am here and curious I am very happy to hear your voices and feel connected. It is two in the morning here.

:Anne Bourrit: Feeling excited to be here but frustrated with the sound.

:Barbara Larson: Good morning, I am excited again and grateful for everyone's presence.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also excited to be here and very curious of what we will learn from each other today.

:Isolde Teschner: I am here, and happy and curious about what we will speak about today.

:Louise Romain: I am happy to be here.

==Connectivity Issues: ==There were severe echo issues on this call, and the callers tried to resolve the issue by hanging up and re-dialing in, and then calling a different teleconference number. This only reduced the problem, and not all callers were able to stay on the call throughout the meeting

==Strategies==
;John Buck:
:What I would like to hear from each of you today is strategies. You should have received a spreadsheet that analyses the issues and questions and opportunities that we addressed yesterday. This analysis includes in the right hand column a list of categories. There may be better categories but this gives us a place to start. So when you give your idea or proposal, please say what category or categories that you are addressing. So for example, you may say "I have an idea that may help us improve connection" - and then give your idea. If you have a different category name, then let us know that.

:Are there any questions about these instructions?

;Barbara Larson:
:Looking at the matrix I see a lot of interesting categories that we are sharing; regional centers and funding. How to use the internet to support. I would recommend, it looks like we are evolving into two organizations, like Brigitte mentioned in her email, a CNVC and decentralized network and an organization that supports Marshall and his trainings and his work. I would like to check out if that sounds true to other people, and to create a transition team. Looking at it compassionately evolve into two organization, one would be one set up with power sharing, concentric circles. And also a system of resource creation and sharing, both international and local. I think that would really create trust and creativity and fun. And for Marshall I think that would give him a lot of support and ease to be able to do what he wants without having to put a lot of energy into this international organization.

;Anne Bourrit:
:I have a few ideas, first one regarding connection. A wording saying everyone matters.

:I would like us to create a committee that would give access to people who do not feel that they are being listened to, to ensure their satisfaction.

:Second idea is related to the wording staying connected. And I want to say that the french speaking network wanted to invite a representative from regional centers, to an event in Belgium. This would happen next year from 26 to 29 November. Maybe Martinne would say more. Regarding internet to support the community,

:I would like if there is a committee to take care of that, that people from each continent and familiar with the realities of third world countries would be invited to participate. I would like to be sure that we take their reality into account when we speak about internet. Next thing is regarding funding. I would like CNVC to ask each certified trainer to speak in their workshops about this question. Until we find people wanting to help in a different way. But my idea to have each cert trainer to be responsible for that, not only a few persons. Next topic is inclusion: in my experience, this is coming in a very organic way, and I have no worry about the fact htat we are getting to more and more people, the question is rather to go back to funding. So I would like to stress my idea about funding, and inclusion.

:Now I have come to the structure: I would like us to use the GCC document that was given a definition of what an original center is. That has been prepared in regard to the trainer fees, probably not released yet, but for me it is a very precise and well done departure for this question. So after the whole community agrees on what the definition of what an original center is, I would like us to make a list of the groups who are willing to become one, and choose a representative for each group/regional center. So that we can create a committee reflecting the community's autonomy.
Next one is regarding Marshall/global network. I can't see personally why that should be two different things. But I think that there is a lot of projections and fantasies coming from our community. Because there is a void in the sense that there were never any responses given either from Marshall or the Admin Team or the Leadership Team. So my wishes , idea for strategy is that Marshall/AdminTeam/LT, address this (?). If this is meaning of creating two different organizations or not.

:And then my last point is about certification. I would like the CNVC coordinator and CNVC Ed Svcs prepare a number of proposals to be submitted to all certified trainers, and I would like if that would be possible to be done during the first trimester of the next year. Proposals about different ways to make the certification process and be more with more autonomy to specific regions.

;Katherine Singer:
:I'd like to talk about training for trainers. Trainers can become more and more efficient in sharing the training but them themselves need more deepening in the process, so I would like to see CNVC set up some training with trainers, maybe by senior trainers, offering them regular classes, so they have some place to go to deepen their own individual process.

:Next, regional centers: I would like to have some more clarity on what is the relationship with regional centers and the CNVC, in the legal, financial and other matters. That's all for now. Thoughts on what the relationship should be: between CNVC and regional center, that can distinguish it from different, other organizations and also financial agreements, I do not have a specific but I would like CNVC come up with some clarity on that.

;John Buck:
:Katherine do you have a proposal? On Funding..

;Katherine Singer:
:It's a little complicated becsuase most of the regional centers will be run by trainers who are already paying training fees, so need to think about it a little more thoroughly before I can say anything on that.

;Martine Marenne:
:I would like to see the financial network and the way the finances in the network would be used. My suggestion is that we create a new monetary system that is specific to our world-wide network. This money could be called the money of "us". This would represent the work and energy invested by individuals and groups of individuals that would benefit the entire network. So it would be different money from Dollars and Euros. So this would allow people to participate in the courses and activities that we propose in a way that is different from Euros and Dollars. I am very happy to elaborate on this idea another time.

:Another idea is to create courses specific for certified trainers. We have observed that in the French network the economic activity goes on outside the network itself.

:So our proposal is to re-integrate these courses for the trainers in the network. Another idea is to create training workshops for the trainers who are in certification. So the idea is not only for the French network , but to transmit the knowledge in accordance with Marshall's teachings and included in this training is the spiritual dimension of the CNVC

:Social Change: And the possibility on working together on projects. Using sociocracy within the French speaking network has revealed the difficulties we have had in communicating.
Another idea is that there would be a collective team of people who would finance someone who specifically goes out to find projects. Another proposition is to create a worldwide network, to share worldwide network experiences within the world wide network on certification. Within the French network several people have tried to document the difficulties with the certification process, and define certification in terms of objective criteria, to define the path and accompany people who are on their way through the certification process, and to define the role of the mentor or godparent of the person in the certification process. And we would like to see this document shared so we can have a common basis on what is happening. The common part is the responsibility of the meeting team at a world wide level. Working for the representatives for the regional networks, and certification process into work is the responsibility of the regional network.

;Gail Taylor:
:My strategy ideas are focused on prioritizing extended co-creation globally. Hopefully we'll attend easily to the top two concerns I have noticed in the document seemed to be regional centers and power sharing, but I believe it may attend to much more. First strategy idea is: a CNVC International Committee towards communication and inclusion. This committee/circle would be made up of one volunteer representative (community selected reps) from each group or area to be represented. Maybe there would be several representatives from one geographical area if they each wished to be representateed individually. This would preserve regional autonomy while including their voices. The International Committee would also include one representative from the GCC to represent GCC interests on behalf of GCC. This person would contribute GCC perspectives, concerns, and decisions for inclusion and transparency. The purpose of this International Committee early on, could include: 1.) collecting regional concerns and proposals so that we can increase inclusion and power sharing. Another purpose could be 2.) to collect input on best community development practices from the globe, from around the world. We can use this to design and offer a template to the world that can be used by new groups. The template would be designed to support groups in a.) formation b.) sustainability questions and c.) to support groups connecting to the greater community. One representative from this International Committee could be included in the GCC to represent the interests of the International Committee. This person could contribute concerns, proposals, and decisions from the International Committee to the GCC on behalf of this International Committee to increases inclusion and power sharing. Topics that this committee could begin might include: a.) information sharing to and from the committee b.) heartstorming strategies for funding and sustainability for regional groups c.) heartstorming strategies for "shared vision" on CNVC
community d.) creating proposals for the regional growth template (to provide ideas, not requirements). I imagine this International Committee, together with the internet website initiatives we saw yesterday, could contribute to the topics of: global trust, transparency, everyone matters, staying connected, information sharing, shared vision, decision making and funding. This strategy does not in my opinion sufficiently represent the concerns of certified trainers/candidates and connection to cert trainers as a unique interest group. So I imagine another committee specifically representing cert trainers concerns, proposals, and decisions in the same format. One representative from this Trainers' Inclusion committee would be included on the (GCC or educational circle) to represent concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the Trainers' Inclusion group,
and one member from the (GCC or ed circle) would participate in the Trainers' Inclusion committee, representing concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the GCC. NOTE: These strategy suggestions presume a basic understanding of the ease and process of sociocratic circles to collect concerns and proposals for shared decision making. Maybe some support to train in this understanding would be useful.

;Isolde Teschner:
:I am very happy from what I have heard from Anne Bourrit and Martine. I understand French better than English and was able to understand a bit more. My major point is decentralization. I would like that we follow more on decentralization. So that the regional centers have more meaning and can make decisions on their own. If they can develop autonomy and their own processes and can also reflect on their cultural needs, then they can be precise in the regions of their own countries authentically. And from my experience this is the way that nonviolent communication connects with people in their individual situation in their individual countries. And therefore NVC can gain traction and aliveness in the specific countries. At the same time it is really important that the regional centers work together with the CNVC, mutually and eye to eye. And that we each support each other with a concept of faith. Funding/financial relationships: I think that the fees that the certified trainers have to pay every year need to be divided, some of the money to CNVC and some to the regional centers.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:At this point, nothing to add.

;Margo Pair:
:My heart is warmed as I hear so many ideas and strategies suggested. It is warmed because it is obvious that care and sharing in NVC with integrity is what each individual who spoke, and those they represent, is a value we all share. The evolution of the NVC movement is what brings us to the meeting today, and identifying how can we support each other. What agreements are we willing to enter into as we continue to share nonviolent communication with those who are curious. My strategy is with starting today, to listen and understand what you are sharing and to keep it into consideration as CNVC develops its strategic plan. Acknowledging and working with individuals, work groups and regional centers, or organizations, is the infrastructure I wish to help support, and we build together in shared responsibility and decision making.

;Marshall Rosenberg:
:I would just like to say that I like very much some of the suggestions that have been made. Especially identifying some of the specific groups that we need to be sure are part of the decision making processes.

;Valentina Rosenberg:
:I will add with what Marshall was saying, but first, I am really celebrating everyone's strategies, ideas and the quality of how everyone's really participating in a dream come true here, just to be able to communicate as we are communicating. I am also in congruence with some of the wonderful strategies that I've heard here, and the beauty about this is that the Educational Services Team is also in congruence with some of the many things that were said, we have been working really hard with all the meetings we've had for the last months and it is wonderful to see that we're all pretty much on the same page about it, that's a celebration. Because I am confident as we evaluate from the trainer contracts, registration, all the contracts that we have with the certified trainers, that together as a team we will be able to come to some resolutions so that all our needs can not only be valued but also met. Because one thing I trust at this moment is that our needs are the same, we have just been using different strategies and have not been communicating as deeply as we are in this moment. And again my gratitude for all of us and you, that we are presently present right now, sharing our hearts and heartstorming strategies for the highest good of all concerned.

;Robert Gonzales:
:The only thing I haven't heard, that is of utmost importance, is for us to continue what we are doing right now. I specifically would love anyone in this room or who is listening to provide specific solutions for the technical difficulties we've had so the ease of connection is supported. I do want to say something, while it is not specific, the second main point has to do with - in harmony with many of the strategies I've heard from Anne and Martine and Katherine - the topic of autonomy with regional centers, different cultural groups and the interdependence in relationships with the whole. So here's the specific strategy - I would like those from individual regional groups to define their needs and strategies that would serve autonomy. I would also like the same people to define the needs and strategies that would serve interdependence. I would like all groups, circles, teams, to engage in the same activity.

;Glenda Mattinson:
:I have enjoyed the wide range of strategies, I am intrigued to see this, and wanting to provide some awareness of strategies that are underway, i.e. clarity about where there are groups and what they do, which is under construction, it is something that the webmaster and I, under the Admin Team's supervision, have been working on, and I am working with this spreadsheet that I saw just recently.

:In terms of one of the questions that was commented on early on, Marshall/global network, I see no need to choose between the two. I believe we are most powerful when we work together.

:Another piece I would enjoy is to build with the work that has been done, by the GCC and the groups that have worked to connect into GCC Circles. We know there is much more to be done, much more inclusion, and again we would like to work with the global network.

:The one other piece we've been exploring, between NVC communities, we absolutely want to be inclusive, and what we have called NVC workgroups, which are groups of people who choose to work together because they find it easy and fun to produce results that are meaningful and satisfying in sharing of NVC and the mutual supporting of one another. and I think it is very clear that we need to build our fundraising skills on multiple levels. I don't have specific strategies but I believe by connecting to the needs that NVC helps to meet, would be a key to helping people understand the value of supporting this work and this movement and those who share it.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:I listen with great joy, admiring the quality of translation - amazing! Secondly I heard a lot of the comments, not all of them, strong need for connection, sharing, distribution of power, confused by the term, but the desire to co-create equally is very clear. And the reflection I want to share is the journey I see us on, when I first met Marshall many years ago, one of the first things he told me, he and Gary would not speak for months, and we have come such a long way, including Valentina into the equation, moving from California, Marshall's schedule, new tech on website, reconnected Marshall with the center itself, and somehow created a more functional center. I see so much opportunity to use these tools even better, evolving the structure and the process, the last thing I want to see is that the pain of the past makes us go in different directions.

;John Buck:
:We are at the end of the call, it was shorter than I wanted because of the issues with technology. I would like to invite everyone to send further thoughts to us, particularly today as the Board will try to make sense of everything we've heard. So please send those thoughts by email to Elin at the following email: adminsupport@cnvc.org . I am particularly interested in suggestions about how the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future. In addition to other ideas or proposals about strategies. Again many, many thanks to Nadine for your translation, to Elin for all the typing I saw her shaking her fingers a moment ago, to Pan for his help with technology, Louise for your help with translation, and for everyone for taking the time to participate with us.

;Gail Taylor:
:And to John's patience with technological mayhem this morning!

;Margo Pair and Valentina Rosenberg:
:We want a joyful end!

;The Participants Singing - Zie est beautiful!

==The meeting was convened at 10 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Further Thoughts placed in googledoc and/or sent to Elin Skappel via email==

==A: Ease In Connecting, How the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future:==

===From Anne Bourrit:===
:To respond to John’s question about how to improve meetings like the ones we just had yesterday and today, I’d say that my preference would be to alternate meetings where we have a sense of the internationality and the expansion of our network (like what I experienced during the first part of our conference call on Nov. 14: the priority is put on connection during check-in and then only one single topic is being dealt with) and meetings with much smaller groups (selected for example by language – it would save the time needed to hear a translation which doesn’t concern all); the same questions would be asked to each of these smaller groups. Then everyone would receive the transcript of what has been said in the other groups.
:* In the global meetings we would focus on needs like connexion, togetherness, inspiration, mutual support in realizing how many of us are committed everywhere, etc.
:* In meetings with a much smaller amount of people, we would focus on ease, effective use of time/energy, clarity and empathy, etc.

===From Noam:===
:I would prefer talking, as it is easier for me to connect and explain, but I will try to do it via email, and hope for the best.

:Regarding conference provider I would suggest to move to talkshoe, the current provider freeconfrencecall has European numbers, but they are extra cost numbers i.e. high toll.

:I am able to provide experimental free skype access to talkshoe + 1800 i.e. US toll free number.

:Pan know all the details.

:Regarding translation, I would suggest that using the upcoming NVCmessenger any transcription taken down, will be automatically translated into different languages via goggle translation service.

:Another suggestion is to have simultaneous translation i.e. the translator will only be heard by the one they translate to. and communicate with the group via chat.

:I'm not sure, I was able to clarify my suggestions, let me know if you find them understandable?

:Warmly,

:Noam

===From Louise Romaine===
:An idea for more ease during conference calls IF people can call in at
the same time as having a screen in front of them:

:for exchanging information in a written format:

:translation could be done simultaneously in writing via instant
messaging like on Skype
so everyone is also logged on a Skype conference call with sound off

:English-speakers get translated into various languages via IM
and non-English languages get translated into English

:Can forsee that speed might be more of a problem and I imagine there
are ways to signal that to speakers...

:Admiring your patience with technical hitches during the call today...

:Warmly,

:Louise

==B: Other feedback, strategies, etc.==

===Proposal from the French-Speaking Network (via Martine Marenne):===

1. Review our financial and economic system

Our intention is to position the Worldwide Network in a dynamic of offering of services and/or trainings for the service of the community :
:* Creation of a special currency for the community (the WE’s), which recognize the investment of our members, a group for the benefit of the community. For example, translation of document, participation to workgroup on certification,…
:* Creation of a programme of continuating education for certified trainers, supported by the Worldwide Network (Marshall, Robert Gonzalez, Anne Bourrit, enz.)
:* Creation of a education path toward certification inside the WN, and not outside it (New way to be together, way to finance the community)
:* Creation of an Institute (education place which guarantees the transmission of the process of Marshall)
:* Initiation of new projects supported by the WN with the social change as objective, and assuring their funding (by the creation and the financial support of a team of investigation of concrete projects)

2. Proposal to cocreate an common education path to certification

At the moment, such a path doesn’t exist at least in the French Network: several trainings are given outside the Network.
We suggest to elaborate a common definition of the certification (including the spiritual dimension, the commitment to social change, and a commitment to the CNVC network).

:* What is the sense of the certification (reflection done by the RF-CNV, and ready to share)
:* Definition of it with concrete objectives
:* Definition of a education path (accompaniment of a group of candidates, during f.ex. 3 years, in the name of the Network)
:* Define the role of godfather and godmother in terms of commitment (elaborate a specific training for those persons)
:* Assure continuating education of certified trainers.

Concretely, set up a schedule for all those different points and organize the time of meetings and exchanges.
A lot of documents are already available and we are ready to offer them as a base for the thoughts.

3. Create a circle of pioneers to train other networks

Those pioneers could support proximity circles, for ex. French Network supporting German Network and rec.

===Fundraising Ideas : (From Barbara Larson)===

:1) Our team (PSNCC) invested in the Benevon System,
a mission driven, sustainable, relationship based fundraising system used successfully
by The Freedom Project and very successfully by BayNVC.
http://www.benevon.com/

:2) We also came up with a fundraising system a few years ago
that we haven't yet tried. We called it NVC-in-Action,
and Pan might have some recollection of it.
It could be implemented and integrated at the regional and international levels.
It's mission driven and passion driven,
and includes education and support for creating and implementing powerful, successful projects
including:
:support to create a working project team,
:support to define observable/measurable ends,
:support to create a budget,
:support for how to manage a project,
:support for synergizing with other projects/people,
:and support to write up the project details so that each project can attract funders who are excited about that particular project.

:At the regional team level, each team who wants to would have a fundraising circle whose service would be to administer the Regional NVC-in-Action Project, (NVC-in-Action is itself a funded project,at the regional and international level) If the project were international in scope, it would go to the International (CNVC) NVC-in-Action Project, and would attract international investors.

:This is a brief description, and if anyone sees any possiblities with this direction, we can dig into our files and share more details. And, it does need more work to figure out who makes what decisions and how, and how the local and international fundraising would complement each other.

:3) Doug and I have been creating and implementing a
fundraising system for trainers and local teams that involves
nvc trainings.

:We support a community organization (usually a non-profit)
to organize a 1 1/2 day NVC Intro, which we provide.
We also provide templates of PR ideas.
That organizing organization invites other community organizations to participate
by inviting their members,board,constituents, & supporters to the Training.

:The organizing organization receives 30% of the total $$ donated
by all participants in the training.
Each participant indicates which organization they would like their $donation to go to,
and that organization receives 50% of their donation.
The training team receives 20% of the total training income, and can donate what ever they want of that to their local team.

:Some benefits of this as a fundraiser is not only the generation of money,
but the NVC education/inspiration received,
the authentic connection of members of community non-profits,
and the widening circle of nvc influence.

:4) Of course, making people aware of ways
they can contribute at each IIT and NVC training
in a systematic powerful way.

Minutes 11/15/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 2

2009-01-12T15:53:39Z

Elinska: New page: =CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 2 of 2, Saturday November 15, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST= ==In attendance:== Board Members: :Gail Taylor – Board Membe...

=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 2 of 2, Saturday November 15, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Katherine Singer (Korea)
:Louise Romain (France)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: Strategies; how to achieve or move towards the goals proposed by the participants.
:* A spreadsheet that analyses and categorizes the issues and questions and opportunities addressed yesterday was distributed to the participants by email.
:* Afterthoughts and ideas were placed in the Google doc created for this meeting and also sent to Elin Skappel via email – this is attached to the end of these minutes.

==Check-In==

:Gail Taylor: Grateful to have an opportunity to hear everyone's hearts.

:Margo Pair: So glad that many are joining in on the conversation today, happy to get to work

:Marshall Rosenberg: I hope the echo on the call goes away! I am here for the meeting.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am delighted to hear new voices and voices I've heard before and very connected to all that we are here to share and hopefully that we can continue to heartstorm strategies together so we can really feel included and feel like a team.

:Robert Gonzales: I am looking forward to this call and feeling hopeful of the steps that we can make today

:Katherine Singer: I am here and curious I am very happy to hear your voices and feel connected. It is two in the morning here.

:Anne Bourrit: Feeling excited to be here but frustrated with the sound.

:Barbara Larson: Good morning, I am excited again and grateful for everyone's presence.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also excited to be here and very curious of what we will learn from each other today.

:Isolde Teschner: I am here, and happy and curious about what we will speak about today.

:Louise Romain: I am happy to be here.

==Connectivity Issues: ==There were severe echo issues on this call, and the callers tried to resolve the issue by hanging up and re-dialing in, and then calling a different teleconference number. This only reduced the problem, and not all callers were able to stay on the call throughout the meeting

==Strategies==
;John Buck:
:What I would like to hear from each of you today is strategies. You should have received a spreadsheet that analyses the issues and questions and opportunities that we addressed yesterday. This analysis includes in the right hand column a list of categories. There may be better categories but this gives us a place to start. So when you give your idea or proposal, please say what category or categories that you are addressing. So for example, you may say "I have an idea that may help us improve connection" - and then give your idea. If you have a different category name, then let us know that.

:Are there any questions about these instructions?

;Barbara Larson:
:Looking at the matrix I see a lot of interesting categories that we are sharing; regional centers and funding. How to use the internet to support. I would recommend, it looks like we are evolving into two organizations, like Brigitte mentioned in her email, a CNVC and decentralized network and an organization that supports Marshall and his trainings and his work. I would like to check out if that sounds true to other people, and to create a transition team. Looking at it compassionately evolve into two organization, one would be one set up with power sharing, concentric circles. And also a system of resource creation and sharing, both international and local. I think that would really create trust and creativity and fun. And for Marshall I think that would give him a lot of support and ease to be able to do what he wants without having to put a lot of energy into this international organization.

;Anne Bourrit:
:I have a few ideas, first one regarding connection. A wording saying everyone matters.

:I would like us to create a committee that would give access to people who do not feel that they are being listened to, to ensure their satisfaction.

:Second idea is related to the wording staying connected. And I want to say that the french speaking network wanted to invite a representative from regional centers, to an event in Belgium. This would happen next year from 26 to 29 November. Maybe Martinne would say more. Regarding internet to support the community,

:I would like if there is a committee to take care of that, that people from each continent and familiar with the realities of third world countries would be invited to participate. I would like to be sure that we take their reality into account when we speak about internet. Next thing is regarding funding. I would like CNVC to ask each certified trainer to speak in their workshops about this question. Until we find people wanting to help in a different way. But my idea to have each cert trainer to be responsible for that, not only a few persons. Next topic is inclusion: in my experience, this is coming in a very organic way, and I have no worry about the fact htat we are getting to more and more people, the question is rather to go back to funding. So I would like to stress my idea about funding, and inclusion.

:Now I have come to the structure: I would like us to use the GCC document that was given a definition of what an original center is. That has been prepared in regard to the trainer fees, probably not released yet, but for me it is a very precise and well done departure for this question. So after the whole community agrees on what the definition of what an original center is, I would like us to make a list of the groups who are willing to become one, and choose a representative for each group/regional center. So that we can create a committee reflecting the community's autonomy.
Next one is regarding Marshall/global network. I can't see personally why that should be two different things. But I think that there is a lot of projections and fantasies coming from our community. Because there is a void in the sense that there were never any responses given either from Marshall or the Admin Team or the Leadership Team. So my wishes , idea for strategy is that Marshall/AdminTeam/LT, address this (?). If this is meaning of creating two different organizations or not.

:And then my last point is about certification. I would like the CNVC coordinator and CNVC Ed Svcs prepare a number of proposals to be submitted to all certified trainers, and I would like if that would be possible to be done during the first trimester of the next year. Proposals about different ways to make the certification process and be more with more autonomy to specific regions.

;Katherine Singer:
:I'd like to talk about training for trainers. Trainers can become more and more efficient in sharing the training but them themselves need more deepening in the process, so I would like to see CNVC set up some training with trainers, maybe by senior trainers, offering them regular classes, so they have some place to go to deepen their own individual process.

:Next, regional centers: I would like to have some more clarity on what is the relationship with regional centers and the CNVC, in the legal, financial and other matters. That's all for now. Thoughts on what the relationship should be: between CNVC and regional center, that can distinguish it from different, other organizations and also financial agreements, I do not have a specific but I would like CNVC come up with some clarity on that.

;John Buck:
:Katherine do you have a proposal? On Funding..

;Katherine Singer:
:It's a little complicated becsuase most of the regional centers will be run by trainers who are already paying training fees, so need to think about it a little more thoroughly before I can say anything on that.

;Martine Marenne:
:I would like to see the financial network and the way the finances in the network would be used. My suggestion is that we create a new monetary system that is specific to our world-wide network. This money could be called the money of "us". This would represent the work and energy invested by individuals and groups of individuals that would benefit the entire network. So it would be different money from Dollars and Euros. So this would allow people to participate in the courses and activities that we propose in a way that is different from Euros and Dollars. I am very happy to elaborate on this idea another time.

:Another idea is to create courses specific for certified trainers. We have observed that in the French network the economic activity goes on outside the network itself.

:So our proposal is to re-integrate these courses for the trainers in the network. Another idea is to create training workshops for the trainers who are in certification. So the idea is not only for the French network , but to transmit the knowledge in accordance with Marshall's teachings and included in this training is the spiritual dimension of the CNVC

:Social Change: And the possibility on working together on projects. Using sociocracy within the French speaking network has revealed the difficulties we have had in communicating.
Another idea is that there would be a collective team of people who would finance someone who specifically goes out to find projects. Another proposition is to create a worldwide network, to share worldwide network experiences within the world wide network on certification. Within the French network several people have tried to document the difficulties with the certification process, and define certification in terms of objective criteria, to define the path and accompany people who are on their way through the certification process, and to define the role of the mentor or godparent of the person in the certification process. And we would like to see this document shared so we can have a common basis on what is happening. The common part is the responsibility of the meeting team at a world wide level. Working for the representatives for the regional networks, and certification process into work is the responsibility of the regional network.

;Gail Taylor:
:My strategy ideas are focused on prioritizing extended co-creation globally. Hopefully we'll attend easily to the top two concerns I have noticed in the document seemed to be regional centers and power sharing, but I believe it may attend to much more. First strategy idea is: a CNVC International Committee towards communication and inclusion. This committee/circle would be made up of one volunteer representative (community selected reps) from each group or area to be represented. Maybe there would be several representatives from one geographical area if they each wished to be representateed individually. This would preserve regional autonomy while including their voices. The International Committee would also include one representative from the GCC to represent GCC interests on behalf of GCC. This person would contribute GCC perspectives, concerns, and decisions for inclusion and transparency. The purpose of this International Committee early on, could include: 1.) collecting regional concerns and proposals so that we can increase inclusion and power sharing. Another purpose could be 2.) to collect input on best community development practices from the globe, from around the world. We can use this to design and offer a template to the world that can be used by new groups. The template would be designed to support groups in a.) formation b.) sustainability questions and c.) to support groups connecting to the greater community. One representative from this International Committee could be included in the GCC to represent the interests of the International Committee. This person could contribute concerns, proposals, and decisions from the International Committee to the GCC on behalf of this International Committee to increases inclusion and power sharing. Topics that this committee could begin might include: a.) information sharing to and from the committee b.) heartstorming strategies for funding and sustainability for regional groups c.) heartstorming strategies for "shared vision" on CNVC
community d.) creating proposals for the regional growth template (to provide ideas, not requirements). I imagine this International Committee, together with the internet website initiatives we saw yesterday, could contribute to the topics of: global trust, transparency, everyone matters, staying connected, information sharing, shared vision, decision making and funding. This strategy does not in my opinion sufficiently represent the concerns of certified trainers/candidates and connection to cert trainers as a unique interest group. So I imagine another committee specifically representing cert trainers concerns, proposals, and decisions in the same format. One representative from this Trainers' Inclusion committee would be included on the (GCC or educational circle) to represent concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the Trainers' Inclusion group,
and one member from the (GCC or ed circle) would participate in the Trainers' Inclusion committee, representing concerns, decisions and proposals on behalf of the GCC. NOTE: These strategy suggestions presume a basic understanding of the ease and process of sociocratic circles to collect concerns and proposals for shared decision making. Maybe some support to train in this understanding would be useful.

;Isolde Teschner:
:I am very happy from what I have heard from Anne Bourrit and Martine. I understand French better than English and was able to understand a bit more. My major point is decentralization. I would like that we follow more on decentralization. So that the regional centers have more meaning and can make decisions on their own. If they can develop autonomy and their own processes and can also reflect on their cultural needs, then they can be precise in the regions of their own countries authentically. And from my experience this is the way that nonviolent communication connects with people in their individual situation in their individual countries. And therefore NVC can gain traction and aliveness in the specific countries. At the same time it is really important that the regional centers work together with the CNVC, mutually and eye to eye. And that we each support each other with a concept of faith. Funding/financial relationships: I think that the fees that the certified trainers have to pay every year need to be divided, some of the money to CNVC and some to the regional centers.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:At this point, nothing to add.

;Margo Pair:
:My heart is warmed as I hear so many ideas and strategies suggested. It is warmed because it is obvious that care and sharing in NVC with integrity is what each individual who spoke, and those they represent, is a value we all share. The evolution of the NVC movement is what brings us to the meeting today, and identifying how can we support each other. What agreements are we willing to enter into as we continue to share nonviolent communication with those who are curious. My strategy is with starting today, to listen and understand what you are sharing and to keep it into consideration as CNVC develops its strategic plan. Acknowledging and working with individuals, work groups and regional centers, or organizations, is the infrastructure I wish to help support, and we build together in shared responsibility and decision making.

;Marshall Rosenberg:
:I would just like to say that I like very much some of the suggestions that have been made. Especially identifying some of the specific groups that we need to be sure are part of the decision making processes.

;Valentina Rosenberg:
:I will add with what Marshall was saying, but first, I am really celebrating everyone's strategies, ideas and the quality of how everyone's really participating in a dream come true here, just to be able to communicate as we are communicating. I am also in congruence with some of the wonderful strategies that I've heard here, and the beauty about this is that the Educational Services Team is also in congruence with some of the many things that were said, we have been working really hard with all the meetings we've had for the last months and it is wonderful to see that we're all pretty much on the same page about it, that's a celebration. Because I am confident as we evaluate from the trainer contracts, registration, all the contracts that we have with the certified trainers, that together as a team we will be able to come to some resolutions so that all our needs can not only be valued but also met. Because one thing I trust at this moment is that our needs are the same, we have just been using different strategies and have not been communicating as deeply as we are in this moment. And again my gratitude for all of us and you, that we are presently present right now, sharing our hearts and heartstorming strategies for the highest good of all concerned.

;Robert Gonzales:
:The only thing I haven't heard, that is of utmost importance, is for us to continue what we are doing right now. I specifically would love anyone in this room or who is listening to provide specific solutions for the technical difficulties we've had so the ease of connection is supported. I do want to say something, while it is not specific, the second main point has to do with - in harmony with many of the strategies I've heard from Anne and Martine and Katherine - the topic of autonomy with regional centers, different cultural groups and the interdependence in relationships with the whole. So here's the specific strategy - I would like those from individual regional groups to define their needs and strategies that would serve autonomy. I would also like the same people to define the needs and strategies that would serve interdependence. I would like all groups, circles, teams, to engage in the same activity.

;Glenda Mattinson:
:I have enjoyed the wide range of strategies, I am intrigued to see this, and wanting to provide some awareness of strategies that are underway, i.e. clarity about where there are groups and what they do, which is under construction, it is something that the webmaster and I, under the Admin Team's supervision, have been working on, and I am working with this spreadsheet that I saw just recently.

:In terms of one of the questions that was commented on early on, Marshall/global network, I see no need to choose between the two. I believe we are most powerful when we work together.

:Another piece I would enjoy is to build with the work that has been done, by the GCC and the groups that have worked to connect into GCC Circles. We know there is much more to be done, much more inclusion, and again we would like to work with the global network.

:The one other piece we've been exploring, between NVC communities, we absolutely want to be inclusive, and what we have called NVC workgroups, which are groups of people who choose to work together because they find it easy and fun to produce results that are meaningful and satisfying in sharing of NVC and the mutual supporting of one another. and I think it is very clear that we need to build our fundraising skills on multiple levels. I don't have specific strategies but I believe by connecting to the needs that NVC helps to meet, would be a key to helping people understand the value of supporting this work and this movement and those who share it.

;Stefan Wisbauer:
:I listen with great joy, admiring the quality of translation - amazing! Secondly I heard a lot of the comments, not all of them, strong need for connection, sharing, distribution of power, confused by the term, but the desire to co-create equally is very clear. And the reflection I want to share is the journey I see us on, when I first met Marshall many years ago, one of the first things he told me, he and Gary would not speak for months, and we have come such a long way, including Valentina into the equation, moving from California, Marshall's schedule, new tech on website, reconnected Marshall with the center itself, and somehow created a more functional center. I see so much opportunity to use these tools even better, evolving the structure and the process, the last thing I want to see is that the pain of the past makes us go in different directions.

;John Buck:
:We are at the end of the call, it was shorter than I wanted because of the issues with technology. I would like to invite everyone to send further thoughts to us, particularly today as the Board will try to make sense of everything we've heard. So please send those thoughts by email to Elin at the following email: adminsupport@cnvc.org . I am particularly interested in suggestions about how the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future. In addition to other ideas or proposals about strategies. Again many, many thanks to Nadine for your translation, to Elin for all the typing I saw her shaking her fingers a moment ago, to Pan for his help with technology, Louise for your help with translation, and for everyone for taking the time to participate with us.

;Gail Taylor:
:And to John's patience with technological mayhem this morning!

;Margo Pair and Valentina Rosenberg:
:We want a joyful end!

;The Participants Singing - Zie est beautiful!

==The meeting was convened at 10 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Further Thoughts placed in googledoc and/or sent to Elin Skappel via email==

==A: Ease In Connecting, How the meeting could be run even more effectively in the future:==

===From Anne Bourrit:===
:To respond to John’s question about how to improve meetings like the ones we just had yesterday and today, I’d say that my preference would be to alternate meetings where we have a sense of the internationality and the expansion of our network (like what I experienced during the first part of our conference call on Nov. 14: the priority is put on connection during check-in and then only one single topic is being dealt with) and meetings with much smaller groups (selected for example by language – it would save the time needed to hear a translation which doesn’t concern all); the same questions would be asked to each of these smaller groups. Then everyone would receive the transcript of what has been said in the other groups.
:* In the global meetings we would focus on needs like connexion, togetherness, inspiration, mutual support in realizing how many of us are committed everywhere, etc.
:* In meetings with a much smaller amount of people, we would focus on ease, effective use of time/energy, clarity and empathy, etc.

===From Noam:===
:I would prefer talking, as it is easier for me to connect and explain, but I will try to do it via email, and hope for the best.

:Regarding conference provider I would suggest to move to talkshoe, the current provider freeconfrencecall has European numbers, but they are extra cost numbers i.e. high toll.

:I am able to provide experimental free skype access to talkshoe + 1800 i.e. US toll free number.

:Pan know all the details.

:Regarding translation, I would suggest that using the upcoming NVCmessenger any transcription taken down, will be automatically translated into different languages via goggle translation service.

:Another suggestion is to have simultaneous translation i.e. the translator will only be heard by the one they translate to. and communicate with the group via chat.

:I'm not sure, I was able to clarify my suggestions, let me know if you find them understandable?

:Warmly,

:Noam

===From Louise Romaine===
:An idea for more ease during conference calls IF people can call in at
the same time as having a screen in front of them:

:for exchanging information in a written format:

:translation could be done simultaneously in writing via instant
messaging like on Skype
so everyone is also logged on a Skype conference call with sound off

:English-speakers get translated into various languages via IM
and non-English languages get translated into English

:Can forsee that speed might be more of a problem and I imagine there
are ways to signal that to speakers...

:Admiring your patience with technical hitches during the call today...

:Warmly,

:Louise

==B: Other feedback, strategies, etc.==

===Proposal from the French-Speaking Network (via Martine Marenne):===

1. Review our financial and economic system

Our intention is to position the Worldwide Network in a dynamic of offering of services and/or trainings for the service of the community :
:* Creation of a special currency for the community (the WE’s), which recognize the investment of our members, a group for the benefit of the community. For example, translation of document, participation to workgroup on certification,…
:* Creation of a programme of continuating education for certified trainers, supported by the Worldwide Network (Marshall, Robert Gonzalez, Anne Bourrit, enz.)
:* Creation of a education path toward certification inside the WN, and not outside it (New way to be together, way to finance the community)
:* Creation of an Institute (education place which guarantees the transmission of the process of Marshall)
:* Initiation of new projects supported by the WN with the social change as objective, and assuring their funding (by the creation and the financial support of a team of investigation of concrete projects)

2. Proposal to cocreate an common education path to certification

At the moment, such a path doesn’t exist at least in the French Network: several trainings are given outside the Network.
We suggest to elaborate a common definition of the certification (including the spiritual dimension, the commitment to social change, and a commitment to the CNVC network).

:* What is the sense of the certification (reflection done by the RF-CNV, and ready to share)
:* Definition of it with concrete objectives
:* Definition of a education path (accompaniment of a group of candidates, during f.ex. 3 years, in the name of the Network)
:* Define the role of godfather and godmother in terms of commitment (elaborate a specific training for those persons)
:* Assure continuating education of certified trainers.

Concretely, set up a schedule for all those different points and organize the time of meetings and exchanges.
A lot of documents are already available and we are ready to offer them as a base for the thoughts.

3. Create a circle of pioneers to train other networks

Those pioneers could support proximity circles, for ex. French Network supporting German Network and rec.

===Fundraising Ideas : (From Barbara Larson)===

:1) Our team (PSNCC) invested in the Benevon System,
a mission driven, sustainable, relationship based fundraising system used successfully
by The Freedom Project and very successfully by BayNVC.
http://www.benevon.com/

:2) We also came up with a fundraising system a few years ago
that we haven't yet tried. We called it NVC-in-Action,
and Pan might have some recollection of it.
It could be implemented and integrated at the regional and international levels.
It's mission driven and passion driven,
and includes education and support for creating and implementing powerful, successful projects
including:
:support to create a working project team,
:support to define observable/measurable ends,
:support to create a budget,
:support for how to manage a project,
:support for synergizing with other projects/people,
:and support to write up the project details so that each project can attract funders who are excited about that particular project.

:At the regional team level, each team who wants to would have a fundraising circle whose service would be to administer the Regional NVC-in-Action Project, (NVC-in-Action is itself a funded project,at the regional and international level) If the project were international in scope, it would go to the International (CNVC) NVC-in-Action Project, and would attract international investors.

:This is a brief description, and if anyone sees any possiblities with this direction, we can dig into our files and share more details. And, it does need more work to figure out who makes what decisions and how, and how the local and international fundraising would complement each other.

:3) Doug and I have been creating and implementing a
fundraising system for trainers and local teams that involves
nvc trainings.

:We support a community organization (usually a non-profit)
to organize a 1 1/2 day NVC Intro, which we provide.
We also provide templates of PR ideas.
That organizing organization invites other community organizations to participate
by inviting their members,board,constituents, & supporters to the Training.

:The organizing organization receives 30% of the total $$ donated
by all participants in the training.
Each participant indicates which organization they would like their $donation to go to,
and that organization receives 50% of their donation.
The training team receives 20% of the total training income, and can donate what ever they want of that to their local team.

:Some benefits of this as a fundraiser is not only the generation of money,
but the NVC education/inspiration received,
the authentic connection of members of community non-profits,
and the widening circle of nvc influence.

:4) Of course, making people aware of ways
they can contribute at each IIT and NVC training
in a systematic powerful way.

Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1

2009-01-12T15:29:26Z

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=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 1 of 2, Friday November 14, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Dominic Barter (Brazil)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Godfrey Spencer (UK)
:Inbal Kashtan (US – California)
:Irmtraud Kauschat (Germany)
:Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Jerry Koch-Gonzales (US – Massachusetts)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Miki Kashtan (US – California)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: 1. What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?, 2. Questions for tomorrow’s meeting, which focuses on specific strategies.
:* A Google doc was provided where the participants could enter additional questions. These questions have been added to the end of this document.

==Check-In==

:Robert Gonzales: A little nervous around the smoothness and ease that I am hoping we can have around this connection. A sense of real hopefulness of this representing the next step in a kind of real all-inclusion with the NVC Global Community and our movement forward.

:Martine Marenne: If you speak slowly I can understand, I hear your voices as if they are very far away.

:Margo Pair: Greetings! My heart is filled with joy and a childlike anticipation. Life is so precios to me. Hearing your voices is so precious. Nonviolent communication is a beautiful avenue that assists me in connecting with everyone. With joy I look for our growth together.

:Gail Taylor: Hearing all the voices and translation to different languages I am so full of joy and hope for what this can mean for connection and inclusion.

:Marshall Rosenberg: I am feeling very exited about a meeting we had last night, and it stimulated a lot of things that I am hoping we can get into today.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am feeling butterflies in my tummy for the excitement in hearing your precious voices. And enormous appreciation and gratitude that we are finally connecting together as a team, with connection, integrity and love.

:Eduardo Montoya: I am a little confused because I can barely hear you, but feel warm and very close to you somehow, words don't seem to matter that much.

:Anne Bourrit: Hi everyone, I am feeling deeply moved that we are together trying to connect, and at the same time I am feeling amazed, and amused, that we are trying to connect in such a way, for me it is such a challenge to connect on the phone when we are such a number of people.

:Barbara Larson: My heart is beating fast, excited, feeling a lot of gratitude that we are living our value of hearing everyone and connecting with everyone's hearts.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: I am very excited about being with all of you, I am looking forward to more connection for working together.

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: Pleasure to be present in this community, hopeful for the hope of inclusion with the CNVC.

:Martine Marenne: I'm like Valentina, very touched to hear everyone's voice, deeply moved by the connection

:Miki Kashtan: I am heartened to see concrete tangible way in which our voices can be heard, I have some cautions hopefulness about what the outcome of this can be, and gratitude for everyone for making this happen. I want to express gratitude to John for facilitating this translation.

:Dominic Barter: I'm very glad to hear all these voices, enjoying that we are all here together. Inside me there is a fluctuating level of confidence in investing my time in this, but am aligning myself to everyone's enthusiasm and looking for concrete examples that there is a shift in the direction that we are going. This comes from the amount of care that I feel for this work and this organization, and these people.

:Isolde Teschner: I am happy to be with all of us and hear all the voices, fortunately I know some of the voices, my wish is to someday meet you all face to face.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also very happy to hear the voices and the increased sense of inclusion, and the wisdom of many people. Holding in my heart the ones who are not on the call who also have wisdom to offer.

:Inbal Kashtan: I am very moved to be back from the nearly dead, and have being here after being sick, and mostly out of connection with a lot of things. Have the quality of coming back to life, very touched to hear so many voices and be part of this right now.

:Susan Livingston: Overwhelmed and in awe of the competence of the translators and the patience of those waiting for translation, amazing to me and very glad I came even though I can't stay.

:Elin Skappel: I am very happy to be here.

:Pan Vera: Really happy to be here and happy that we are connecting with people all over the world, and happy that Eduardo can hear us.

:Godfrey Spencer: I am really thrilled to be on this call, this is like a dream come true, that we can get beyond the language barrier and have more inclusion, I am happy to think that this is just the beginning and that there will be so much more.

:Nadine Helm: I am also really excited and happy to be here with all of you and to connect with you and also to be in service and contribute through translations.

==What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?==
:John: What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?
We need a vision and a strategic plan for the whole NVC community - that can be structure, that can be other issues.

:Barbara Larson: I think the basis of our greatest opportunity is the ability to do what we are doing now, which is hearing every voice, staying connected with our intentions that we all have of hearing everyone's needs. I guess the issue is how to do that.

:Glenda Mattinson: For me, the key - both opportunity and issue - is awareness for particularly NVC groups within CNVC Governance and around the world, to be aware of each other and be aware of what each other is doing.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: For me there are two things, one is about structure, I really would appreciate to have regional centers, working together all over the world, so we are closer to everyone's voice. And then I also would like to go deeper into NVC to develop more trainings for certified trainers who have been sharing NVC for a long time, and to share NVC in countries and continents where people do not yet have the opportunity to get in touch with NVC – Africa, Asia, South America. That would be the most important issue.

:Isolde Teschner: It is obvious that we are all one, united through our compassion, and we need to be aware that we can only change things together. I hope that we can decentralize things, make our decisions more regional, confident that this would help with the language, that there would not be a language barrier anymore, and that then within NVC the cultural differences could also come out more. Need trust from CNVC and less superintendence and more trust from everybody that the regional centers could make decisions on their own.

:Martine Marenne: In fact, for me the future is recognition of the regional centers working in alignment with the CNVC. And the regional centers should really be able to take on the NVC tasks and operate locally. And this is going to happen on I hope two levels, strategic positions will be taken together between the CNVC and the local teams, and then to have a clear definition of the autonomy of the regional centers. And I really hope to create a world wide structure where the decision making is shared.

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: I'm feeling comfortable with what has been said, the sense of growth is great and the desire to walk our talk with a greater sense of partnership, organization, as it has been spoken about regional centers.

:Miki Kashtan: I just want to acknowledge that there is a lot of internal pressure that I feel whenever it is my turn to speak, and I somehow imagine that it is true for all of us as it is so precious. Opportunities and issues - I am thinking at this moment of three things. One is to get more clarity than we have now about the distinction between an organization that supports Marshall and an organization that supports NVC and the NVC community worldwide. Within this, I want to have a lot of clarity about how the organization is going to get ready for being able to function once Marshall is no longer working. The second piece that I see is working out our relations, decision making, transparency, within the organization, I see this as the piece for me that needs the most immediate attention. The third is how to shift from North America based organization to a global organization that proactively works to support countries and communities with fewer resources to have access to the goodies that we have to offer. Within that, the two primary things that I see are translation, which I notice is being worked on and is a priority already, funding for work outside North America and Europe, and a way for the richer centers to be able to take on mentoring, training, funding and caring for the fledgling NVC groups in other countries.

:Dominic Barter: I feel encouraged and aligned with a lot of what has already been said, want to add the pieces I haven't heard so far. The opportunity that I see is the ability that NVC gives us to create different systemic models for caring for basic needs for human beings. To be as effective at meeting people's needs in real world situations as we currently are at giving workshops. And therefore to speak to people who are unlikely to come to NVC at the moment, due to their belief structure not being clearly to them in harmony with how they see NVC. And the issue that comes up for me here is how can we expand in our ability to reach vastly increasing numbers of people, while at the same time deepening the self understanding of what we are doing individually. My vision for the community we increasingly give away our material and teaching, and receive the resources and support from the community because of the changes we are creating at large. This seems to me to be calling.

:Anne Bourrit: I'm happy and moved to hear what others say and feeling in alignment with most of what I've heard; would like to say I see an opportunity in the current world crisis, the fact that we have more than one experienced trainer, several, dozens of trainers who have eight, ten, twenty years of NVC experience and this creates the ability to create a collective intelligence. About the issue for me I would say that my main issue is for us to walk our talk, and use what we so cherish among ourselves in our meetings, I am sure we use it beautifully in our workshops but not always by ourselves. Also the way we exchange information about each other and the way we get to know each other, other than abstractly.

:Margo Pair: I appreciate what has been shared, opportunities facing us, to jointly identify values that we hold, and the connectiveness that we would like to nurture, that supports the community, a sense of "we". A sense of we that values autonomy and the individual, supporting circles and community within our geographic region, with the knowledge and support of being connected to the global community. As we actively engage together with shared understanding, decision making and responsibility, to share NVC with those that are curious.

:Eduardo Montoya: Issues and Opportunities - So often they are the same, for me it is where I am, using NVC, very much a person finding a way to share the vision of NVC throughout the NVC community and the whole world. So that the individual, the regional NVC, all share the same vision and I see that as a great challenge and a great opportunity, but also difficulty. I'm hopeful and I am very moved to hear everything that has been said, and feel very aligned with many of the things that I have heard, but that is my main feeling of concern, how can we manage to share and to align our views and our mission.

:Robert Gonzales - As I stepped outside for a break quickly, I got in touch with a sense of deep vulnerability. I have a happiness and a deep appreciation about what everyone have shared so far. The main opportunity that I see here is for actively, consciously stepping into a co-creation process. And there are two levels where I can see this activity take place. One is on the inner level, both individually and collectively. That we are able to go individually into our deep individualization, our deep heart, and align that with the deeper heart of the whole. So this takes place in some kind of invisible place when we meet. When we do this, we are aligning our life streams, our life energies. And with that I sense that magically or in some way we can co-create the structures that everyone is talking about. Structures in the network are the form where I see this vision take place. They all have characteristics. There is a notion of shared power here, sharing the power of our lives, the power of our needs. And how that manifests into manifesting the structures and regional centers on a global scale so that we become a global entity. And I want to emphasize what I heard from Dominic, that I really loved - a kind of inclusiveness of everyone. I'll just leave it at there because it would just be repeating what he's saying. There is more, but I'll keep it short.

:Valentina Rosenberg - I feel very honored to hear all that I've heard, it really is nurturing my soul, what is alive for me right now from hearing, is that I am deeply learning from our past mistakes within our organization, and if we can continue to be consciously present with the power of love, versus the love of power, I am confident that we can all heartstorm strategies together, to address these issues and concerns from all that have spoken, along with the rest of the network who have the same needs that we all do. And with trust and hope and faith, also confident that we can integrate and nurture the aliveness of our needs for unity, peace and connection with community as one, as what Isolde has mentioned earlier.

:Marshall Rosenberg - I like very much what has been beautifully said by others. For example I would like us to make movement towards autonomy and interdependence as an organization, where the local groups and the central coordinating groups are working that out so that people have the power they want. And at another level I would like us to do a much better job at living the process with each other! I hear a lot of pain being expressed as I go around, but it's often not expressed in a way that I see in harmony with our process. And it's not expressed to the person who the person is concerned about. To put in street giraffe - there's an awful lot of badmouthing going around! In jackal, and not real compassionate connection with people who we have something to communicate about.

:Gail Taylor - I hear deep global yearning for growth, transparency -- for more stable, predictable, easy structures - for access. My sense matches Robert and Marshall: co-creation, alignment in hearts first as we walk our talk, which organically gives rise to structures that provide easy, predictable access - across all initiatives. Ex: greater access to global trainer certification for autonomy. Ex: greater access (bottom up and top down) for voices to be received and integrated. Ex: more response mechanisms to show where voices were integrated. Ex: easier global access to materials....etc. So I'm grateful to Robert and Marshall for how they spoke to the co-creation and heart-connection that then gives rise to the structures for access.
Questions for tomorrow’s meeting, which focuses on specific strategies.

==Strategies - preparing for tomorrow's call==

:John Buck: This completes the first round of thinking. When we talk tomorrow I would like us to share ideas about how to move forward, with as specific ideas as possible. And my first thought in laying that ground work, is what we are going to do tomorrow. Perhaps the word for tomorrow might be "Strategies". In the half hour that we have left, can we think a little bit more deeply about the theme that I heard most, which was the structure of the movement. What points must our points about strategy cover? And I'm hoping everyone can list them in very short phrases. So for example, if we had a regional center, how would we make it sustainable? And I am not looking for strategy now, but needs.

:Dominic Barter: Quickly round up the questions for tomorrow's session?

:John Buck: Yes, that's it.

:John Buck: The questions focus particularly on regional structure.

:Barbara Larson: I was with you until you said have a regional focus...

:John Buck: Then let's leave it with: What are the questions for tomorrow.

:Barbara Larson: How can we create easy and accessible information sharing systems, like the internet? How can we access and share financial and other resources? And how can we come together and cross-pollinate and share our evolving consciousness? So that it can "live" us.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: One of the questions for me is how we can create a community where people also long to contribute financially. And also, how to include people and our vision mission and aim so they really enjoy being with us, and support for example training in different parts of the world. How to create regional centers so it would be joyful for those working at the center, and for those who become members. And this would for me mean to have decision making probability on a regional level, for creating projects and other things that I would like to co-create.

:Isolde Teschner: Certification - I would like to have more progress and develop it further. And find the fitting assessors for that task. And to include these issues that we just spoke about, spirituality and social change, and include this in the certification process. And my question is, can we also do this in the regional teams?

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: I guess for me the core question is about structure and how do we provide structure for the mutual influence between local, regional, international centers, for decision making not just input. And I would add the question to John - gave us an example, I can understand how CNVC have the finances, and how individual trainers, but how do we sustain financially regional centers?

:Martine Marenne: For me, when Robert asked us to think about structures, what I see is setting up a system where we honor our shared ideas and protect our shared values. And the second item that I would like to contribute, how are we going to fund the organization, individually, regionally, world wide level, this seems to me to be a key issue.

:Miki Kashtan: I'm once again scared, and I want to say in the hope of both helping myself calm down and helping other people hear me with more tenderness, that is my hope. The questions that I want to bring up specifically has to do with - and I am not quite sure how to say this - I am imagining what it is like to be Marshall, to have created this process, to have such a deep desire to make this process available widely, and to have such care for the integrity for which that is done. I imagine - and I draw of my experience of having co-founded much smaller organizations, but I still have some connection with that - that it would be very difficult to trust other people to do that when the other people are not even known. So my questions that I want to consider is, how to do all of this in a way that Marshall can sufficiently relax into letting go. Because unless Marshall trusts what happens, I don't see that a structural transformation can actually materialize. I hope Marshall that you can hear the love and care in what I saying and not criticism because I'm not holding any. And I actually, for my ability to relax, I would like to hear if Marshall is willing to respond if he is hearing any criticism.

:Marshall Rosenberg: I am not hearing any criticism, but I'm not clear at all on what you're talking about.

:Miki Kashtan: Thank you I am satisfied for the moment.

:Dominic Barter: I would like to thank you John and the other people on this call. There are so many different little pieces coming up for me, would like to know if there is some online form where questions can be posed for tomorrow.

:John Buck: We will create a separate googledoc, and share with everyone.

:Dominic Barter: What kind of support will be needed for the people who will make this decision about going regional, for the people who will live with the disasters and miracles that will come of this.

:Anne Bourrit: I don't have much juice during this round, because I would have preferred to stay with what people have said before, and reflect on spontaneous ideas and answers. The only idea that came to my mind is the idea - I would like to see which ways we can imagine in order to help us live more of the process among ourselves than we actually do.

:Glenda Mattinson: There was a moment that happened earlier, when I was feeling quite troubled. We are the process we value, value connection as the place to start, and I heard Miki that your need was met but I was not sensing connection in that moment between you and Marshall. And I have been given information that there is a call scheduled between Miki and Marshall, Marshall is that the strategy that you would prefer to create connection with Miki about what you just heard?

:Marshall Rosenberg: That is OK.

:Glenda Mattinson: My need for connection to this information was not being met, that is the only piece that is alive in me in this moment.

:John Buck: That completes the round of people on the call, Dominic can you repeat your vision for the document for that you would like to see developed?

:Miki Kashtan: I think I understood what he meant (Dominic dropped from the call). My understanding is that Dominic wanted to have the questions that had already been said and an opportunity to add more questions when people have had more time to reflect, and that this could go into the meeting tomorrow.

:John Buck: We'll copy the text that Elin has been typing today into the new google document, and then people can add questions and thoughts in preparation for the meeting tomorrow. Is that your plan?

:Dominic Barter: Yes.

:John Buck: We won't check out today and but do that tomorrow, but thank you to Elin and Dominic and Nadine for your translations! Great appreciation. That is all for today, we will commence the call at the same time tomorrow.

:Dominic Barter: I also want to give thanks to John for the facilitation!

==The meeting was convened at 10:00 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Additional Questions Placed in the googledoc after the meeting==

===From Gail Taylor===
: For easier clarity - inviting us to ask questions pulling from outside each of our own "boxes of experience" - 1. Globally, what systems are NVC community groups using now that are working? What are our best practices so far? 2. Outside of the NVC community, on each topic, what structures are already working elsewhere that we might borrow from? 3. How can we best surrender ourselves to the Spirit of the process and allow best strategies to emerge from our heart's vulnerable opening to inspiration, rather than thinking up solutions out of tension? (and with Fun!)

===From Robert Gonzales===
: Before we create or co-create a structure for global organization, how do we identify the elements of this organization? My perspective is that the body of NVC trainers is the primary entity for bringing NVC to the world; how do we create and support ongoing training for trainers, and provide support for the trainer certification process and assessment process?

===From Margo Pair===
:How do we identify the elements of this organization and the different categories within the organization? The first thing that comes to mind is sharing NVC, the second is the organization/circles. How to work together in the spirit of community and not competitiveness?

===From Stefan Wisbauer===
: One of the themes, not surprisingly, was the longing for connection - regional entities. One thing that would be very helpful aside from longer term reflection (do not rush this): there is a need for careful reflection. There would be a lot of practical things we could do in the short term - GCC participation in Board meetings? One of the questions for meeting tomorrow, things we can do quickly to create a connection that everyone is longing for.

===From Marshall Rosenberg===
:How do we identify the elements? I don't know what groups exist. For me, it is very important to follow up the question that was raised this morning: How do we get the people out there more connecting to us? I would like to connect, but I have no idea where we have real functional circles, and less functional circles. Clarifying that would be very helpful to me. Then, we also have another group besides this group, and the local groups: small sects that work together. I don't see them with any particular group, but they are their own team, and I have no idea. I started off this morning mentioning, that when I was called on this at one time because people don't know where I am and how to get hold of me and what role I have. Now there's four or five teams like this. Are they alone? Are they checking with the local groups?

From Valentina Rosenberg===
:How can we support one another regarding our communication and connection with decision making along with the clarity and direction we want for our global growth? Are we deeply checking within our hearts the depth of our motives, values, intentions and our caring for one another, especially for our vision and mission? Are we on the same page with all of this? We can definitely put all of this together - lots of wonderful ideas. I would like to understand and have clarity on how that is going to become alive for everyone, clarity of directions, are we on the same page? I heard a lot of strategies and ideas, but I want to be able to connect on a heart level in decision making, priorities, and clarity of direction. Which priorities do we start with, and who, when, why, how many?

===From Stefan Wisbauer===
:Building on Marshall's point, we need this map of the NVC world, including circles, projects, interest groups, and it would be really great tomorrow in that conversation to find smart ways of using online tools and the website, and as soon as possible send a note out to the network: You have a space where you can update and declare that you are a group, join a group, adjunct to that group. It would be self maintaining; that would be such a great thing where so much could flow. That would be critically powerful tomorrow - a big longing that everyone has. How can we create a self maintaining online space to map circles, projects, and interest groups worldwide?

===From Marshall Rosenberg===
:What are you celebrating, that you want to share with others that may be wanting to share the same thing? What isn't working and what is your request in this relationship? I have a newsletter that I would like to share in this type of forum, and ask questions about what people are requesting from us.

===From Barbara Larson===
:(I wish we had an artist creating a picture we could all experience as we speak.. I'm not an artist, but as we spoke this morning, I drew pictures of what I hear emerging, and I imagine others do the same.) It seems to me like what is wanting to emerge is something like Bridget envisioned: a decentralized power- and resource-sharing global network organized around our CNVC mission and vision, and a training/support organization for Marshall. Is that true, and if it is headed in that direction, how can we compassionately and skillfully support that?

:If CNVC is evolving into two organizations (Global and Marshall's):
:1) Who will make what decisions and how in our global (CNVC) and regional networks/organizations? (Use the Sociocratic model that's developing?)
:2) Can we decentralize certification and ground the whole process in what needs does certification meet?
:3) Ditto Stefan's question: How can we use the internet for individuals/groups/circles to continually map "what is" in the world of NVC.
:4) How can we use the internet to become an accessible, inclusive hub of connection and support sharing of needs, ideas, projects, best practices, requests, celebrations, and resources? (Maybe drawing on the rich "World Project" started a few years ago.)
:5) How can we create and share financial and other resources among centers/people aligning with our mission?
:6) How can we meet face to face, regionally and globally, to do #3?

===From Miki Kashtan===
:I put in a question last night, and it's gone, as is #5 from Barbara. This is disconcerting. Can someone look into it? I will now try to reconstruct it. My thought was about a way to engage with the "sticky" issues such as regional centers, power sharing, decision making, transparency, etc. The idea is to take one of the topics that has been controversial in the global network and explore it as a case study. I could see one of at least five that would work for this: certification, trainer fees, translation, funding, and materials. The purpose of the engagement would not be necessarily to resolve the issues around the topic itself, but only to serve as a way to get more deeply into the issues. So, for example, if the topic of certification is chosen (my favorite candidate, but any will do), it immediately touches on questions of who decides, with whom, and how; what are the limits of what regional centers can do; how is the network related to the CNVC governance; who has the power to make choices about certification and to carry them out; where is budget going to come from; etc. It's the engagement with the latter questions that I am hoping will take place today, not so much the specific topic. I hope this was clear; I had it better before. Wish us all much success today as we go into our annual fundraiser (the reason Kit and I won't be on the call today).

:(Comment to Miki from Elin Skappel: When multiple people edit a google doc at the same time, there is a risk that when someone saves their version it may override other simultaneous contributions. It is a problem that I do not enjoy encountering, and definitely something we want to keep track of when multiple people are contributing at the same time. I am sad that this became an issue in this document. Maybe in the future we would rather use a google spreadsheet for that purpose as there is lower risk of this to become an issue with spreadsheets.)

===From Noam (Israel)===
I feel excitement and joy being able to bring my words to you.I have heard yesterday a deep need for connection of CNVC and NVC people. I envision the NVC community as an organism with CNVC as the heart of this organism, pumping blood, enabling all the cells to be interconnected with life energy.How can CNVC, become more relevant to people's lives?

One symbolic issue which I recognize in making CNVC perceived by me as unapproachable is manifested in the new feedback form declaring that "We regret that it will not be possible to provide individual responses to input." For me, it means that there is no flow energy, but a one way street. It does not meet my need for communication, acknowledgment or even the simple knowing that my feedback is considered. I wish for more then "every voice heard" - I want deep, meaningful connection with every voice. How can CNVC create such an ongoing meaningful connection with each person wanting to have such a connection?

I recognize that CNVC staff and teams might be overwhelmed. At the same time, I think that if we value connection, we can find strategies for this connection to be created, I would be willing to wait for a few months for a response. I also think that more people would be willing to assist CNVC teams with aggregating feedback and connecting with the feedback creator. How can CNVC harness the need of NVC people to contribute (meeting it at the same time) in order to achieve its goals?

I was moved hearing Miki Kashtan talking about funding and mentoring - training for fledgling NVC groups in other countries. I was thinking of Yinhua Ruan, whom I met visiting China. He recently translated "the language of life" to Chinese. For many months of work he got $1000 which is slightly more then he needs for one month. Yinhua's heart and soul are into spreading NVC in China, and he really needs funding and mentoring in order to establish that and have financial safety for himself and his wife. How can CNVC structure a way for Yinhua, and other people like him to get the support they need in spreading NVC either from CNVC or NVC centers?

===From Irmtraud Kauschat===

:Hi John, as i need to leave right now and won't have internet access and access to an affordable phone tomorrow I want to accept your offer and send you my contibution to tomorrows meeting:

:[11/14/2008 2:24:12 PM] irmtraud229 says: - as for Regional Centers: for them to be sustainable the need recognition and trust :from the Board as well as from the NVC community.
:[11/14/2008 2:26:17 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine the centers being connected with each other on a continental level and the continental centers sending representatives to the board and the board sending coordinators to the continental centers.
:[11/14/2008 2:27:41 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine the regional centers having power in decision making on their level in harmony and in the range that the global center creates togehter with the continental centers.
:[11/14/2008 2:31:32 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine that when people have a voice and influence in the "politics" of "their" center - for example to create NVC projects, to support these projects financially, for example to create a certification process which meets their needs for cultural identity and at the same time the frame of the global comunity, they might also be willing to support the organisation financially with more joy
:[11/14/2008 2:32:39 PM] irmtraud229 says: These regional centers might be able to raise funds the US based prresent Center would never have access to, so I guess there might be more funds availabe than there are right now.
:[11/14/2008 2:35:05 PM] irmtraud229 says: The regional centers might also be able to help language communities grow together and so there would be more power in spreading NVC when we are working togehter with joy.
:[11/14/2008 2:36:28 PM] irmtraud229 says: There might be also be partnerships developing between centers in the north of the globe and the south, aslo creating personal connections / firndships between NVCers.
:[11/14/2008 2:38:45 PM] irmtraud229 says: I am going to stop here, because I am somewhat tired and have a 2-hours drive ahead of me.

- End Document -

Minutes 11/14/08 - Board Meeting with Regional NVC leaders - Part 1

2009-01-12T15:28:06Z

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=CNVC Board of Directors Meeting With NVC Regional Leaders Day 1 of 2, Friday November 14, 2008 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon MST=

==In attendance:==
Board Members:
:Eduardo Montoya – Board Member Applicant
:Gail Taylor – Board Member
:Margo Pair – Board Secretary
:Marshall Rosenberg – Board Member
:Robert Gonzales – Board President
:Stefan Wisbauer – Board Vice-President
:Valentina Rosenberg – Board Treasurer

Participants:
:Anne Bourrit (Switzerland)
:Barbara Larson (US – Washington)
:Dominic Barter (Brazil)
:Glenda Mattinson (Canada – Ontario)
:Godfrey Spencer (UK)
:Inbal Kashtan (US – California)
:Irmtraud Kauschat (Germany)
;Isolde Teschner (Germany)
:Jerry Koch-Gonzales (US – Massachusetts)
:Martine Marenne (Belgium)
:Miki Kashtan (US – California)
:Nadine Helm (Germany)

Observers:
:Georgina Forbes (US – Vermont), John Stevens (Canada – Ontario), Noam (Israel), Pan Vera, IT Coordinator (US – Vermont), Susan Livingston (US – Virginia).

:Facilitator: John Buck
:Notetaker: Elin Skappel

==Announcements & Administrative Matters==
:* The agenda for today: 1. What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?, 2. Questions for tomorrow’s meeting, which focuses on specific strategies.
:* A Google doc was provided where the participants could enter additional questions. These questions have been added to the end of this document.

==Check-In==

:Robert Gonzales: A little nervous around the smoothness and ease that I am hoping we can have around this connection. A sense of real hopefulness of this representing the next step in a kind of real all-inclusion with the NVC Global Community and our movement forward.

:Martine Marenne: If you speak slowly I can understand, I hear your voices as if they are very far away.

:Margo Pair: Greetings! My heart is filled with joy and a childlike anticipation. Life is so precios to me. Hearing your voices is so precious. Nonviolent communication is a beautiful avenue that assists me in connecting with everyone. With joy I look for our growth together.

:Gail Taylor: Hearing all the voices and translation to different languages I am so full of joy and hope for what this can mean for connection and inclusion.

:Marshall Rosenberg: I am feeling very exited about a meeting we had last night, and it stimulated a lot of things that I am hoping we can get into today.

:Valentina Rosenberg: I am feeling butterflies in my tummy for the excitement in hearing your precious voices. And enormous appreciation and gratitude that we are finally connecting together as a team, with connection, integrity and love.

:Eduardo Montoya: I am a little confused because I can barely hear you, but feel warm and very close to you somehow, words don't seem to matter that much.

:Anne Bourrit: Hi everyone, I am feeling deeply moved that we are together trying to connect, and at the same time I am feeling amazed, and amused, that we are trying to connect in such a way, for me it is such a challenge to connect on the phone when we are such a number of people.

:Barbara Larson: My heart is beating fast, excited, feeling a lot of gratitude that we are living our value of hearing everyone and connecting with everyone's hearts.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: I am very excited about being with all of you, I am looking forward to more connection for working together.

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: Pleasure to be present in this community, hopeful for the hope of inclusion with the CNVC.

:Martine Marenne: I'm like Valentina, very touched to hear everyone's voice, deeply moved by the connection

:Miki Kashtan: I am heartened to see concrete tangible way in which our voices can be heard, I have some cautions hopefulness about what the outcome of this can be, and gratitude for everyone for making this happen. I want to express gratitude to John for facilitating this translation.

:Dominic Barter: I'm very glad to hear all these voices, enjoying that we are all here together. Inside me there is a fluctuating level of confidence in investing my time in this, but am aligning myself to everyone's enthusiasm and looking for concrete examples that there is a shift in the direction that we are going. This comes from the amount of care that I feel for this work and this organization, and these people.

:Isolde Teschner: I am happy to be with all of us and hear all the voices, fortunately I know some of the voices, my wish is to someday meet you all face to face.

:Glenda Mattinson: I am also very happy to hear the voices and the increased sense of inclusion, and the wisdom of many people. Holding in my heart the ones who are not on the call who also have wisdom to offer.

:Inbal Kashtan: I am very moved to be back from the nearly dead, and have being here after being sick, and mostly out of connection with a lot of things. Have the quality of coming back to life, very touched to hear so many voices and be part of this right now.

:Susan Livingston: Overwhelmed and in awe of the competence of the translators and the patience of those waiting for translation, amazing to me and very glad I came even though I can't stay.

:Elin Skappel: I am very happy to be here.

:Pan Vera: Really happy to be here and happy that we are connecting with people all over the world, and happy that Eduardo can hear us.

:Godfrey Spencer: I am really thrilled to be on this call, this is like a dream come true, that we can get beyond the language barrier and have more inclusion, I am happy to think that this is just the beginning and that there will be so much more.

:Nadine Helm: I am also really excited and happy to be here with all of you and to connect with you and also to be in service and contribute through translations.

==What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?==
:John: What opportunities and issues do you see for the NVC community, looking into the future?
We need a vision and a strategic plan for the whole NVC community - that can be structure, that can be other issues.

:Barbara Larson: I think the basis of our greatest opportunity is the ability to do what we are doing now, which is hearing every voice, staying connected with our intentions that we all have of hearing everyone's needs. I guess the issue is how to do that.

:Glenda Mattinson: For me, the key - both opportunity and issue - is awareness for particularly NVC groups within CNVC Governance and around the world, to be aware of each other and be aware of what each other is doing.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: For me there are two things, one is about structure, I really would appreciate to have regional centers, working together all over the world, so we are closer to everyone's voice. And then I also would like to go deeper into NVC to develop more trainings for certified trainers who have been sharing NVC for a long time, and to share NVC in countries and continents where people do not yet have the opportunity to get in touch with NVC – Africa, Asia, South America. That would be the most important issue.

:Isolde Teschner: It is obvious that we are all one, united through our compassion, and we need to be aware that we can only change things together. I hope that we can decentralize things, make our decisions more regional, confident that this would help with the language, that there would not be a language barrier anymore, and that then within NVC the cultural differences could also come out more. Need trust from CNVC and less superintendence and more trust from everybody that the regional centers could make decisions on their own.

:Martine Marenne: In fact, for me the future is recognition of the regional centers working in alignment with the CNVC. And the regional centers should really be able to take on the NVC tasks and operate locally. And this is going to happen on I hope two levels, strategic positions will be taken together between the CNVC and the local teams, and then to have a clear definition of the autonomy of the regional centers. And I really hope to create a world wide structure where the decision making is shared.

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: I'm feeling comfortable with what has been said, the sense of growth is great and the desire to walk our talk with a greater sense of partnership, organization, as it has been spoken about regional centers.

:Miki Kashtan: I just want to acknowledge that there is a lot of internal pressure that I feel whenever it is my turn to speak, and I somehow imagine that it is true for all of us as it is so precious. Opportunities and issues - I am thinking at this moment of three things. One is to get more clarity than we have now about the distinction between an organization that supports Marshall and an organization that supports NVC and the NVC community worldwide. Within this, I want to have a lot of clarity about how the organization is going to get ready for being able to function once Marshall is no longer working. The second piece that I see is working out our relations, decision making, transparency, within the organization, I see this as the piece for me that needs the most immediate attention. The third is how to shift from North America based organization to a global organization that proactively works to support countries and communities with fewer resources to have access to the goodies that we have to offer. Within that, the two primary things that I see are translation, which I notice is being worked on and is a priority already, funding for work outside North America and Europe, and a way for the richer centers to be able to take on mentoring, training, funding and caring for the fledgling NVC groups in other countries.

:Dominic Barter: I feel encouraged and aligned with a lot of what has already been said, want to add the pieces I haven't heard so far. The opportunity that I see is the ability that NVC gives us to create different systemic models for caring for basic needs for human beings. To be as effective at meeting people's needs in real world situations as we currently are at giving workshops. And therefore to speak to people who are unlikely to come to NVC at the moment, due to their belief structure not being clearly to them in harmony with how they see NVC. And the issue that comes up for me here is how can we expand in our ability to reach vastly increasing numbers of people, while at the same time deepening the self understanding of what we are doing individually. My vision for the community we increasingly give away our material and teaching, and receive the resources and support from the community because of the changes we are creating at large. This seems to me to be calling.

:Anne Bourrit: I'm happy and moved to hear what others say and feeling in alignment with most of what I've heard; would like to say I see an opportunity in the current world crisis, the fact that we have more than one experienced trainer, several, dozens of trainers who have eight, ten, twenty years of NVC experience and this creates the ability to create a collective intelligence. About the issue for me I would say that my main issue is for us to walk our talk, and use what we so cherish among ourselves in our meetings, I am sure we use it beautifully in our workshops but not always by ourselves. Also the way we exchange information about each other and the way we get to know each other, other than abstractly.

:Margo Pair: I appreciate what has been shared, opportunities facing us, to jointly identify values that we hold, and the connectiveness that we would like to nurture, that supports the community, a sense of "we". A sense of we that values autonomy and the individual, supporting circles and community within our geographic region, with the knowledge and support of being connected to the global community. As we actively engage together with shared understanding, decision making and responsibility, to share NVC with those that are curious.

:Eduardo Montoya: Issues and Opportunities - So often they are the same, for me it is where I am, using NVC, very much a person finding a way to share the vision of NVC throughout the NVC community and the whole world. So that the individual, the regional NVC, all share the same vision and I see that as a great challenge and a great opportunity, but also difficulty. I'm hopeful and I am very moved to hear everything that has been said, and feel very aligned with many of the things that I have heard, but that is my main feeling of concern, how can we manage to share and to align our views and our mission.

:Robert Gonzales - As I stepped outside for a break quickly, I got in touch with a sense of deep vulnerability. I have a happiness and a deep appreciation about what everyone have shared so far. The main opportunity that I see here is for actively, consciously stepping into a co-creation process. And there are two levels where I can see this activity take place. One is on the inner level, both individually and collectively. That we are able to go individually into our deep individualization, our deep heart, and align that with the deeper heart of the whole. So this takes place in some kind of invisible place when we meet. When we do this, we are aligning our life streams, our life energies. And with that I sense that magically or in some way we can co-create the structures that everyone is talking about. Structures in the network are the form where I see this vision take place. They all have characteristics. There is a notion of shared power here, sharing the power of our lives, the power of our needs. And how that manifests into manifesting the structures and regional centers on a global scale so that we become a global entity. And I want to emphasize what I heard from Dominic, that I really loved - a kind of inclusiveness of everyone. I'll just leave it at there because it would just be repeating what he's saying. There is more, but I'll keep it short.

:Valentina Rosenberg - I feel very honored to hear all that I've heard, it really is nurturing my soul, what is alive for me right now from hearing, is that I am deeply learning from our past mistakes within our organization, and if we can continue to be consciously present with the power of love, versus the love of power, I am confident that we can all heartstorm strategies together, to address these issues and concerns from all that have spoken, along with the rest of the network who have the same needs that we all do. And with trust and hope and faith, also confident that we can integrate and nurture the aliveness of our needs for unity, peace and connection with community as one, as what Isolde has mentioned earlier.

:Marshall Rosenberg - I like very much what has been beautifully said by others. For example I would like us to make movement towards autonomy and interdependence as an organization, where the local groups and the central coordinating groups are working that out so that people have the power they want. And at another level I would like us to do a much better job at living the process with each other! I hear a lot of pain being expressed as I go around, but it's often not expressed in a way that I see in harmony with our process. And it's not expressed to the person who the person is concerned about. To put in street giraffe - there's an awful lot of badmouthing going around! In jackal, and not real compassionate connection with people who we have something to communicate about.

:Gail Taylor - I hear deep global yearning for growth, transparency -- for more stable, predictable, easy structures - for access. My sense matches Robert and Marshall: co-creation, alignment in hearts first as we walk our talk, which organically gives rise to structures that provide easy, predictable access - across all initiatives. Ex: greater access to global trainer certification for autonomy. Ex: greater access (bottom up and top down) for voices to be received and integrated. Ex: more response mechanisms to show where voices were integrated. Ex: easier global access to materials....etc. So I'm grateful to Robert and Marshall for how they spoke to the co-creation and heart-connection that then gives rise to the structures for access.
Questions for tomorrow’s meeting, which focuses on specific strategies.

==Strategies - preparing for tomorrow's call==

:John Buck: This completes the first round of thinking. When we talk tomorrow I would like us to share ideas about how to move forward, with as specific ideas as possible. And my first thought in laying that ground work, is what we are going to do tomorrow. Perhaps the word for tomorrow might be "Strategies". In the half hour that we have left, can we think a little bit more deeply about the theme that I heard most, which was the structure of the movement. What points must our points about strategy cover? And I'm hoping everyone can list them in very short phrases. So for example, if we had a regional center, how would we make it sustainable? And I am not looking for strategy now, but needs.

:Dominic Barter: Quickly round up the questions for tomorrow's session?

:John Buck: Yes, that's it.

:John Buck: The questions focus particularly on regional structure.

:Barbara Larson: I was with you until you said have a regional focus...

:John Buck: Then let's leave it with: What are the questions for tomorrow.

:Barbara Larson: How can we create easy and accessible information sharing systems, like the internet? How can we access and share financial and other resources? And how can we come together and cross-pollinate and share our evolving consciousness? So that it can "live" us.

:Irmtraud Kauschat: One of the questions for me is how we can create a community where people also long to contribute financially. And also, how to include people and our vision mission and aim so they really enjoy being with us, and support for example training in different parts of the world. How to create regional centers so it would be joyful for those working at the center, and for those who become members. And this would for me mean to have decision making probability on a regional level, for creating projects and other things that I would like to co-create.

:Isolde Teschner: Certification - I would like to have more progress and develop it further. And find the fitting assessors for that task. And to include these issues that we just spoke about, spirituality and social change, and include this in the certification process. And my question is, can we also do this in the regional teams?

:Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: I guess for me the core question is about structure and how do we provide structure for the mutual influence between local, regional, international centers, for decision making not just input. And I would add the question to John - gave us an example, I can understand how CNVC have the finances, and how individual trainers, but how do we sustain financially regional centers?

:Martine Marenne: For me, when Robert asked us to think about structures, what I see is setting up a system where we honor our shared ideas and protect our shared values. And the second item that I would like to contribute, how are we going to fund the organization, individually, regionally, world wide level, this seems to me to be a key issue.

:Miki Kashtan: I'm once again scared, and I want to say in the hope of both helping myself calm down and helping other people hear me with more tenderness, that is my hope. The questions that I want to bring up specifically has to do with - and I am not quite sure how to say this - I am imagining what it is like to be Marshall, to have created this process, to have such a deep desire to make this process available widely, and to have such care for the integrity for which that is done. I imagine - and I draw of my experience of having co-founded much smaller organizations, but I still have some connection with that - that it would be very difficult to trust other people to do that when the other people are not even known. So my questions that I want to consider is, how to do all of this in a way that Marshall can sufficiently relax into letting go. Because unless Marshall trusts what happens, I don't see that a structural transformation can actually materialize. I hope Marshall that you can hear the love and care in what I saying and not criticism because I'm not holding any. And I actually, for my ability to relax, I would like to hear if Marshall is willing to respond if he is hearing any criticism.

:Marshall Rosenberg: I am not hearing any criticism, but I'm not clear at all on what you're talking about.

:Miki Kashtan: Thank you I am satisfied for the moment.

:Dominic Barter: I would like to thank you John and the other people on this call. There are so many different little pieces coming up for me, would like to know if there is some online form where questions can be posed for tomorrow.

:John Buck: We will create a separate googledoc, and share with everyone.

:Dominic Barter: What kind of support will be needed for the people who will make this decision about going regional, for the people who will live with the disasters and miracles that will come of this.

:Anne Bourrit: I don't have much juice during this round, because I would have preferred to stay with what people have said before, and reflect on spontaneous ideas and answers. The only idea that came to my mind is the idea - I would like to see which ways we can imagine in order to help us live more of the process among ourselves than we actually do.

:Glenda Mattinson: There was a moment that happened earlier, when I was feeling quite troubled. We are the process we value, value connection as the place to start, and I heard Miki that your need was met but I was not sensing connection in that moment between you and Marshall. And I have been given information that there is a call scheduled between Miki and Marshall, Marshall is that the strategy that you would prefer to create connection with Miki about what you just heard?

:Marshall Rosenberg: That is OK.

:Glenda Mattinson: My need for connection to this information was not being met, that is the only piece that is alive in me in this moment.

:John Buck: That completes the round of people on the call, Dominic can you repeat your vision for the document for that you would like to see developed?

:Miki Kashtan: I think I understood what he meant (Dominic dropped from the call). My understanding is that Dominic wanted to have the questions that had already been said and an opportunity to add more questions when people have had more time to reflect, and that this could go into the meeting tomorrow.

:John Buck: We'll copy the text that Elin has been typing today into the new google document, and then people can add questions and thoughts in preparation for the meeting tomorrow. Is that your plan?

:Dominic Barter: Yes.

:John Buck: We won't check out today and but do that tomorrow, but thank you to Elin and Dominic and Nadine for your translations! Great appreciation. That is all for today, we will commence the call at the same time tomorrow.

:Dominic Barter: I also want to give thanks to John for the facilitation!

==The meeting was convened at 10:00 AM MST==
==The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon MST==

==Additional Questions Placed in the googledoc after the meeting==

===From Gail Taylor===
: For easier clarity - inviting us to ask questions pulling from outside each of our own "boxes of experience" - 1. Globally, what systems are NVC community groups using now that are working? What are our best practices so far? 2. Outside of the NVC community, on each topic, what structures are already working elsewhere that we might borrow from? 3. How can we best surrender ourselves to the Spirit of the process and allow best strategies to emerge from our heart's vulnerable opening to inspiration, rather than thinking up solutions out of tension? (and with Fun!)

===From Robert Gonzales===
: Before we create or co-create a structure for global organization, how do we identify the elements of this organization? My perspective is that the body of NVC trainers is the primary entity for bringing NVC to the world; how do we create and support ongoing training for trainers, and provide support for the trainer certification process and assessment process?

===From Margo Pair===
:How do we identify the elements of this organization and the different categories within the organization? The first thing that comes to mind is sharing NVC, the second is the organization/circles. How to work together in the spirit of community and not competitiveness?

===From Stefan Wisbauer===
: One of the themes, not surprisingly, was the longing for connection - regional entities. One thing that would be very helpful aside from longer term reflection (do not rush this): there is a need for careful reflection. There would be a lot of practical things we could do in the short term - GCC participation in Board meetings? One of the questions for meeting tomorrow, things we can do quickly to create a connection that everyone is longing for.

===From Marshall Rosenberg===
:How do we identify the elements? I don't know what groups exist. For me, it is very important to follow up the question that was raised this morning: How do we get the people out there more connecting to us? I would like to connect, but I have no idea where we have real functional circles, and less functional circles. Clarifying that would be very helpful to me. Then, we also have another group besides this group, and the local groups: small sects that work together. I don't see them with any particular group, but they are their own team, and I have no idea. I started off this morning mentioning, that when I was called on this at one time because people don't know where I am and how to get hold of me and what role I have. Now there's four or five teams like this. Are they alone? Are they checking with the local groups?

From Valentina Rosenberg===
:How can we support one another regarding our communication and connection with decision making along with the clarity and direction we want for our global growth? Are we deeply checking within our hearts the depth of our motives, values, intentions and our caring for one another, especially for our vision and mission? Are we on the same page with all of this? We can definitely put all of this together - lots of wonderful ideas. I would like to understand and have clarity on how that is going to become alive for everyone, clarity of directions, are we on the same page? I heard a lot of strategies and ideas, but I want to be able to connect on a heart level in decision making, priorities, and clarity of direction. Which priorities do we start with, and who, when, why, how many?

===From Stefan Wisbauer===
:Building on Marshall's point, we need this map of the NVC world, including circles, projects, interest groups, and it would be really great tomorrow in that conversation to find smart ways of using online tools and the website, and as soon as possible send a note out to the network: You have a space where you can update and declare that you are a group, join a group, adjunct to that group. It would be self maintaining; that would be such a great thing where so much could flow. That would be critically powerful tomorrow - a big longing that everyone has. How can we create a self maintaining online space to map circles, projects, and interest groups worldwide?

===From Marshall Rosenberg===
:What are you celebrating, that you want to share with others that may be wanting to share the same thing? What isn't working and what is your request in this relationship? I have a newsletter that I would like to share in this type of forum, and ask questions about what people are requesting from us.

===From Barbara Larson===
:(I wish we had an artist creating a picture we could all experience as we speak.. I'm not an artist, but as we spoke this morning, I drew pictures of what I hear emerging, and I imagine others do the same.) It seems to me like what is wanting to emerge is something like Bridget envisioned: a decentralized power- and resource-sharing global network organized around our CNVC mission and vision, and a training/support organization for Marshall. Is that true, and if it is headed in that direction, how can we compassionately and skillfully support that?

:If CNVC is evolving into two organizations (Global and Marshall's):
:1) Who will make what decisions and how in our global (CNVC) and regional networks/organizations? (Use the Sociocratic model that's developing?)
:2) Can we decentralize certification and ground the whole process in what needs does certification meet?
:3) Ditto Stefan's question: How can we use the internet for individuals/groups/circles to continually map "what is" in the world of NVC.
:4) How can we use the internet to become an accessible, inclusive hub of connection and support sharing of needs, ideas, projects, best practices, requests, celebrations, and resources? (Maybe drawing on the rich "World Project" started a few years ago.)
:5) How can we create and share financial and other resources among centers/people aligning with our mission?
:6) How can we meet face to face, regionally and globally, to do #3?

===From Miki Kashtan===
:I put in a question last night, and it's gone, as is #5 from Barbara. This is disconcerting. Can someone look into it? I will now try to reconstruct it. My thought was about a way to engage with the "sticky" issues such as regional centers, power sharing, decision making, transparency, etc. The idea is to take one of the topics that has been controversial in the global network and explore it as a case study. I could see one of at least five that would work for this: certification, trainer fees, translation, funding, and materials. The purpose of the engagement would not be necessarily to resolve the issues around the topic itself, but only to serve as a way to get more deeply into the issues. So, for example, if the topic of certification is chosen (my favorite candidate, but any will do), it immediately touches on questions of who decides, with whom, and how; what are the limits of what regional centers can do; how is the network related to the CNVC governance; who has the power to make choices about certification and to carry them out; where is budget going to come from; etc. It's the engagement with the latter questions that I am hoping will take place today, not so much the specific topic. I hope this was clear; I had it better before. Wish us all much success today as we go into our annual fundraiser (the reason Kit and I won't be on the call today).

:(Comment to Miki from Elin Skappel: When multiple people edit a google doc at the same time, there is a risk that when someone saves their version it may override other simultaneous contributions. It is a problem that I do not enjoy encountering, and definitely something we want to keep track of when multiple people are contributing at the same time. I am sad that this became an issue in this document. Maybe in the future we would rather use a google spreadsheet for that purpose as there is lower risk of this to become an issue with spreadsheets.)

===From Noam (Israel)===
I feel excitement and joy being able to bring my words to you.I have heard yesterday a deep need for connection of CNVC and NVC people. I envision the NVC community as an organism with CNVC as the heart of this organism, pumping blood, enabling all the cells to be interconnected with life energy.How can CNVC, become more relevant to people's lives?

One symbolic issue which I recognize in making CNVC perceived by me as unapproachable is manifested in the new feedback form declaring that "We regret that it will not be possible to provide individual responses to input." For me, it means that there is no flow energy, but a one way street. It does not meet my need for communication, acknowledgment or even the simple knowing that my feedback is considered. I wish for more then "every voice heard" - I want deep, meaningful connection with every voice. How can CNVC create such an ongoing meaningful connection with each person wanting to have such a connection?

I recognize that CNVC staff and teams might be overwhelmed. At the same time, I think that if we value connection, we can find strategies for this connection to be created, I would be willing to wait for a few months for a response. I also think that more people would be willing to assist CNVC teams with aggregating feedback and connecting with the feedback creator. How can CNVC harness the need of NVC people to contribute (meeting it at the same time) in order to achieve its goals?

I was moved hearing Miki Kashtan talking about funding and mentoring - training for fledgling NVC groups in other countries. I was thinking of Yinhua Ruan, whom I met visiting China. He recently translated "the language of life" to Chinese. For many months of work he got $1000 which is slightly more then he needs for one month. Yinhua's heart and soul are into spreading NVC in China, and he really needs funding and mentoring in order to establish that and have financial safety for himself and his wife. How can CNVC structure a way for Yinhua, and other people like him to get the support they need in spreading NVC either from CNVC or NVC centers?

===From Irmtraud Kauschat===

:Hi John, as i need to leave right now and won't have internet access and access to an affordable phone tomorrow I want to accept your offer and send you my contibution to tomorrows meeting:

:[11/14/2008 2:24:12 PM] irmtraud229 says: - as for Regional Centers: for them to be sustainable the need recognition and trust :from the Board as well as from the NVC community.
:[11/14/2008 2:26:17 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine the centers being connected with each other on a continental level and the continental centers sending representatives to the board and the board sending coordinators to the continental centers.
:[11/14/2008 2:27:41 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine the regional centers having power in decision making on their level in harmony and in the range that the global center creates togehter with the continental centers.
:[11/14/2008 2:31:32 PM] irmtraud229 says: I imagine that when people have a voice and influence in the "politics" of "their" center - for example to create NVC projects, to support these projects financially, for example to create a certification process which meets their needs for cultural identity and at the same time the frame of the global comunity, they might also be willing to support the organisation financially with more joy
:[11/14/2008 2:32:39 PM] irmtraud229 says: These regional centers might be able to raise funds the US based prresent Center would never have access to, so I guess there might be more funds availabe than there are right now.
:[11/14/2008 2:35:05 PM] irmtraud229 says: The regional centers might also be able to help language communities grow together and so there would be more power in spreading NVC when we are working togehter with joy.
:[11/14/2008 2:36:28 PM] irmtraud229 says: There might be also be partnerships developing between centers in the north of the globe and the south, aslo creating personal connections / firndships between NVCers.
:[11/14/2008 2:38:45 PM] irmtraud229 says: I am going to stop here, because I am somewhat tired and have a 2-hours drive ahead of me.

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