RSVP to Share Your Story on The Main Stage!
Who: NOFA NJ Members and Winter Conference Attendees
What: Storytelling Workshop and Evening StorySLAM Event
Where: NOFA NJ Winter Conference
When: January 30, 2027; 9AM – 9PM
Why: Connect with your peers, improve your ability to advocate for local and Organic food, and participate in professional development that will support your work for years to come
This January, NOFA NJ Members are welcome to RSVP for a special storytelling workshop with The MOTH, a global storytelling nonprofit with a mission to inspire people to listen and share openly, think and feel deeply, and expand their understanding of one another.
Up to 75 NOFA NJ Winter Conference attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the storytelling workshop, which lasts from approximately 3PM – 5:30PM. These stories can be serious, playful, and everything in-between, and staff from The MOTH will coach you through the development of your own story.
Up to 8 stories will be chosen to take the stage on Saturday evening for NOFA NJ’s very own StorySLAM, where you can share your story on the main stage with the NOFA NJ community from 7-8PM! Chosen stories will receive a surprise gift from NOFA NJ and the ability to turn their story into an episode of the NOFA Podcast.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not RSVP for the workshop if you are not comfortable sharing your story on the main stage, and certainly do not RSVP for the workshop if you do not intend to stay for the evening StorySLAM. Participation in this offering is limited with high demand, and RSVPs will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. NOFA NJ will confirm your intent to participate leading up to the event. RSVPs who fail to confirm their participation prior to the Winter Conference will forfeit their RSVP. A wait list will be kept once we reach 75 RSVPs.
From The MOTH’s website:
“The Moth has spent nearly 30 years developing a methodology for helping people find and share true personal stories.
That methodology works across contexts that look very different from one another. Our 50+ instructors have taught personal storytelling workshops to midwives in Uganda, farmers, formerly and currently incarcerated individuals, peacebuilders, U.S. Marines, veterans, visual artists, public servants, healthcare workers and countless other community groups.
Our changemaker workshops bring our Moth storytelling practice to communities and organizations where personal stories are essential — in building voice, deeper connection, and the capacity to advocate for change.”