Community Mediation Centers are a great community resource for both the communities in which they serve and the people who volunteer their time for the organization.  These centers offer low-cost or sometimes a no-cost mediation solution/service.  Community Mediation Centers are typically non-profits where professional or community trained people offer their time to the organization to mediate disputes. 

I work with two organizations in Middle Tennessee:  Sumner Mediation Services http://sumnermediation.org/) and Nashville Conflict Resolution Center (http://www.nashvilleconflict.org/).  Sumner Mediation Services operates in Sumner County, TN and offer co-mediation services for court appointed mediation’s.  Nashville Conflict Resolution Center provides mediation for Civil and Criminal services, as well as offers monthly educational opportunities. 

In addition to the mediation services to parties seeking resolution, these centers often also offer the community educational opportunities.  These opportunities can come in the shape of lunch in learns or mediation training to train community volunteers to become mediators. 

If you are looking for a worthy cause to donate your to time, I’d suggest taking a look at your Community Mediation Center.

Thanks for reading!

Donita

www.iMediateIT.com

Welcome!  You have found Mediate IT’s ADR Blog.  Mediate IT is a Tennessee based ADR practice focusing on two areas:  1) Information Technology Mediation and 2) Mediating Civil cases in Robertson County.  These two areas may seem like a strange marriage, but let me explain why the two categories. 

Information Technology

I have worked in the information technology (IT) field for over ten years and held various positions (check out my LinkedIn profile for my resume).  During this time I have noticed that there are many failed projects and contracts in information technology world that could have been avoided with a mediation/conflict management/dispute resolution strategy.  This is the “IT” in the Mediate IT, as in information technology.  I will over my skills as a Rule 31 Listed Civil Mediator to companies who wish to use mediation instead of litigation for information technology disputes. 

Robertson County

Robertson County, Tennessee is near and dear to my heart.  This is where Mediate IT is based and where I have lived my entire life.  I plan on using my skills in Robertson County to mediate civil cases, reach out to businesses in Robertson County to offer conflict management services and facilitation services. 

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