Welcome to the Alliance for Nonviolent Communication Web site!

The mission of the Alliance for Nonviolent Communication is to share NVC regionally, inspire and support NVC community building, and provide a support system for people living NVC consciousness.

The Alliance for NVC envisions an interdependent world where everyone's needs are held with care, and people resolve conflicts peacefully.


Compassionate Communication, also known as Nonviolent Communication^sm, is a way of speaking that facilitates the flow of communication needed to exchange information and resolve differences peacefully. It helps us identify our shared values and needs, encourages us to use language that increases goodwill, and avoid language that contributes to resentment or lowers self-esteem.

NVC can be used in any situation to communicate more clearly. For example, when parents relate to their children embodying the principles of Nonviolent Communication, they can elicit the child's cooperation without damaging the parent-child relationship or the child's self-esteem. In schools, NVC helps teachers promote respect, autonomy, and interdependence and bring the joy of learning to the classroom. NVC can also help us deal with our internal negative self-talk. Thus, it helps us develop compassion toward ourselves as well as toward others.

To see how NVC can work, please see our examples of NVC in Action.

The Alliance for Nonviolent Communication is undergoing a transition of leadership and restructuring.

The ANVC will publicize workshops that can help organizations and individuals develop their communication skills and create more satisfying and fulfilling relationships. If you are interested in learning more about NVC workshops, please contact us.

In the future, we plan to offer a listing of upcoming events in the Midwest, including NVC Practice Groups.

The Alliance for Nonviolent Communication would like to know what you want in support of your involvement with NVC. Please contact us and let us know what you are doing, and how you would like the Alliance to help. We do not have a formal membership policy at this time. If you register, we will keep you informed, and if you have something to offer to help us achieve our goals, we would like to hear from you. Please use this form to contact us. Thanks.

For a complete listing of our upcoming events, including NVC Practice Groups, please check out our events page.


We invite you to explore this Web site to learn more about Nonviolent Communication and the Alliance for Nonviolent Communication. Please use the links at the top of the page to navigate. We'd love to hear from you—please use this form to contact us. Enjoy your journey!