Member Benefits
VMN is the voice for ADR practitioners in Virginia, and VMN membership can significantly enhance the marketability of ADR professionals.
Benefits of VMN membership include:
- Networking opportunities with mediators and other ADR providers including those involved in federal, state, university, court and community-based programs.
- Discounted webinars (bi-monthly) and conferences (annual) that help fulfill continuing education requirements and keep practitioners up to date on issues related to ADR. (Check out the VMN Calendar here.)
- Promotion of member services via the Find a Practitioner directory and training calendar on VMN’s website.
- Access to members-only Forums and Job Board on VMN's website.
- Regional meetings and biannual town halls.
- FREE mediator forms and marketing materials.
- Representation/liaison with Virginia’s legislature, courts, bar association, universities and more to advance the use of ADR in Virginia.
- Discount of $50 for MC3 Certification. (See below for more information.)
- Use of an annual VMN Member seal that demonstrates to clients that you have a commitment to alternative dispute resolution.
- Opportunities to help chart the future of ADR in Virginia by serving on VMN committees and/or Board of Directors.
Your clients benefit from your VMN Membership because:
- Membership in VMN tells clients you are part of a larger ADR community. Clients benefit from a multidisciplinary network of professionals you can refer to, and the ongoing training that VMN provides.
We hope you will join us!
MC3
MC3 is a nonprofit organized to ensure user and public confidence in the mediation process by setting standards for mediator training, education, and ethics and by maintaining those standards through its certification program. MC3 has set a higher standard of review than other credentialing agencies in mediator education including an ongoing requirement for continuing education as well as a requirement that MC3-Certified Mediators have a basic understanding and familiarity with legal/litigation terminology and courtroom procedures as well as understanding of the ethics that guide mediation practice and policy. All MC3-Certified Mediators complete employment background checks and have agreed to a Quality Assurance program that provides disputants with an opportunity to address any ethical concerns that may have arisen during the course of a mediation.
To learn more about MC3, visit the MC3 website at: www.mc3certified.org.