Instructions for Mentors and Coaches

The NVC Mentorship and Coaching Directory is a list of people with NVC experience who are currently available to work one-on-one as mentors or coaches.

To add your information to the directory

1. Read the Guidelines for editing the directory at the bottom of this page.
2. Print these instructions.
3. Optional time-saving step: If you know how to use your computer's "copy and paste" feature, select the text within the "Format for Directory Entries" box below, and "copy" it.
4. Click here to go to the directory.
5. Log in:
   1. At the top right corner of the page, click: Log in / create account
      • If you have an account already: enter your username and password, then click: Log in
      • If you don't yet have an account: click: Create an account. Choose a username and password (write them down someplace so you won't forget them) and enter them. Optionally enter your email address and real name. Click: Create account.
   2. Click: Return to NVC Mentorship and Coaching Directory.
6. In the Contents box at the top of the page, click the name that would come immediately before yours (in alphabetical order by last name) (or if your name would be first in alphabetical order, click the first name in the list). This takes you to that person's section in the directory. To the right of that person's name in the directory, click: edit.
7. Enter your information below that person's information (or above if your name should be first in the list), using the format below (change "Jane Doe" to your name). Leave a blank line between your information and the other person's information. (If you "copied" the format in step 3, you can "paste" it now to save time). Be careful not to accidentally change any of the other person's information. When you are finished, click: Save page.
8. Mark your calendar for one year from today, to update your information in the directory (information over 1 year old may be deleted).

Format for directory entries:

==Jane Doe==
* My languages: 
* My location(s): 
* I do mentoring/coaching by phone (yes/no): 
* I do mentoring/coaching face-to-face (yes/no): 
* My fees for mentoring/coaching: 
* My level of NVC experience: 
* The type of mentoring/coaching I am most interested in doing is: 
* More about me: 
* How to contact me: 
* Date when I last updated this information: 

To edit or delete your existing information in the directory

1. Read the Guidelines for editing the directory at the bottom of this page.
2. Print these instructions.
3. Click here to go to the directory.
4. Log in:
   1. At the top right corner of the page, click: Log in / create account
      • If you have an account already: enter your username and password, then click: Log in
      • If you don't yet have an account: click: Create an account. Choose a username and password (write them down someplace so you won't forget them) and enter them. Optionally enter your email address and real name. Click: Create account.
   2. Click: Return to NVC Mentorship and Coaching Directory.
5. Find your name in the directory, and to the right of your name, click: edit.
6. Edit or delete your name and information (for editing, use the "Format for Directory Entries" above).
7. Click: Save page.
8. Mark your calendar for one year from today, to update your information in the directory (information over 1 year old may be deleted).

Guidelines for editing the directory

• You do not have to be CNVC-certified to be in the directory, but please try to clearly and accurately describe your level of experience and what you have to offer.
• Update your information in the directory at least once per year. To make sure the directory stays up-to-date, please update your information at least once a year. (If your information hasn't changed since the year before, just update the date in the line "Date when I last updated this information: ".) Directory entries that are over one year old may be removed (by anyone).
• Use caution when adding your e-mail address to the directory. Email addresses on web pages are likely to be picked up by spammers who will send you unsolicited email. A better idea is to include your phone number or your website address instead.
• The directory is a community-maintained system, based on wiki technology. Wikis are designed so that there are no technological restrictions on what users can edit. That means that after you add your information to the directory, anyone else could edit it. Please only add/edit your own information in the directory, unless you have permission from someone else to add/edit their information. Also, occasionally check your information in the directory to confirm that it is still accurate. If you see something in the directory that appears to be vandalism or an error, please edit the directory yourself to remove (or fix) the vandalism or error.
• Jacob Gotwals created the directory, and he is its current volunteer administrator. If you have an idea for improving the directory, please confirm with Jacob before implementing your idea. For example, contact Jacob before adding a new section to the directory, and before making changes to the instructions on this page. (But you don't need to contact Jacob before adding, editing, or deleting your information in the directory, and you don't need to contact him before fixing obvious problems.) To contact Jacob, click here to send him an email about your idea.