NOFA Conferences
About the NOFA Summer Conference
The NOFA Summer Conference is organized by NOFA/Mass on behalf of the NOFA Interstate Council. This three-day event, with over 60 individual workshops, is typically scheduled for the second weekend of August each year. It is historically held at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. On-site housing and organic meals are available for presenters and attendees throughout the weekend. In 2020 and 2021, the NOFA Summer Conference moved to a virtual format due to the pressures of COVID-19. We hope to return to an in-person experience in coming years, while retaining the infusion of technology that the virtual experiences have brought us.
Learn more about the NOFA Summer Conference here.
About the NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
The NOFA/Mass Winter Conference is a one- or two-day event that occurs during the second or third weekend of each January. It is typically held in Worcester, MA, on the campus of Worcester State University. An organic lunch is sandwiched by over 40 educational workshops for a full day of learning and socializing. Recently, the NOFA/Mass Winter Conference has been held virtually due to the pressures of COVID-19.
Look for more information on the 2023 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference soon.
Want to present at the 2022 NOFA Summer Conference?
Get ready for the in person gathering we’ve been waiting for!
The 2022 NOFA Summer Conference will be happening in person at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. We feel confident that we’ll be able to gather in person this August while taking appropriate public health precautions. We’ve appreciated the expansion of community and accessibility that meeting online has offered us, and will continue to offer some workshop material online. We will make preparations during our planning process to shift to a fully online conference if circumstances change.
Note not all proposals will be accepted into the conference schedule. We will do our best to select and offer workshops on a range of popular topics from a range of diverse speakers.
Feel free to reach out to David Durstewitz, NOFA Conference Workshop Coordinator, with any questions at david@nofamass.org.
Reparations and Solidarity Acknowledgement
Compensation for Conference Presenters who Identify as BIPOC
At NOFA/Mass we are working on paying our presenters a just honorarium, according to our budget capabilities. 100% of the funding we receive from the conference goes to our nonprofit and to pay for our presenters, organizers, venue and infrastructure, and does not benefit any single individual. Although many events are virtual, we are still paying honorariums at the scale listed below.
We welcome your feedback as we work toward creating more equitable compensation structures. To learn more about our commitment to racial equity, read our Racial Equity Statement.
Benefits included in our honorarium and in-kind offerings for BIPOC presenters:
- One year of free membership to NOFA/Mass ($50 value)
- 5 complimentary tickets to the conference for family and friends ($400 value)
- 1 half page advertisement in our conference program book ($200 value)
- Presenter stipend ($150)
Total value per presentation: $800