Anika Horn
I write a fortnightly newsletter that teaches you how to build ecosystems for social change without burning out. Subscribe for professional insights, a peek of my bookshelf and the weekly Shen-Anika-ns of living, working and building community in the Shenandoah Valley, VA.
#107: Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
Welcome to the 107th issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! While in Europe this summer, I had a chance to catch up with friends from high school and college. Hello Reader, After a two-month hiatus from this newsletter, I'm returning with - hopefully - novel ideas and renewed energy...
#106: Signing off for the summer
View this email in browser Welcome to the 106th issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! Ecosystem builder meetup in Richmond, VA, last week gave me all the feels ❤️ Hello Reader, This is my last newsletter until August. The first half of the year felt like driving in a constant stop...
#105: Sourcing and repurposing ecosystem stories
View this email in browser Welcome to the 105th issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! We hosted our 1st joint CreativeMornings meetup between the Shenandoah Valley and the Charlottesville chapter. Community > competition Hello Reader, I recently hosted a hot seat session for...
#104: Convene the people
View this email in browser Welcome to the 104th issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! At my best when I get to spend a day with fellow ecosystem storytellers! Hello Reader, I just wrapped up my conference season for the first half of the year and - as always - it got me thinking...
#103: The Interstitium, and a toolbox for storytellers
Welcome to the 103rd issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! Our favorite local bookshop turned one on National Indie Bookshop Day! Hello Reader, In November 2023, shortly after I had met her in person for the first time, Jenn Brandel shared a Radiolab episode she had produced about...
Season 7 is LIVE!
Preferences • Unsubscribe View email in browser Ecosystems of Innovation Inside the NSF's Regional Innovation Engines Listen to episode 1 Season 7 launches with 2 episodes: 01: Inside the NSF Regional Innovation Engines 02: Solving Global Water Challenges from the Great Lakes Region "We have the chance to solve the world's water challenges because of the innovation potential and power we have here in the Great Lakes region. " Alaina Harkness CEO, Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine Listen to...
#102: Let them, Let me
Welcome to the 102nd issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! I'm spending three days in Philadelphia with fellow ecosystem builders. Hello Reader, I have an adversarial relationship with self-help books. I find most of them too insistently positive ("Happiness is a choice!"), too...
#101: The Art of (Meaningful) Gathering
Welcome to the 101st issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! CreativeMornings Shenandoah Valley is one of my most sacred gatherings every month. Copyright: Amelia Schmid Hello Reader, In her February newsletter, Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, wrote: When the world is...
Issue #100
Welcome to the 100th issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! In 2018, I toured Toronto's social enterprise scene with my infant in tow. Hello Reader, Welcome to my 100th newsletter🎉 To do ANYTHING for 100 times is an accomplishment (which you know if you've ever attempted 100...
Hey misfit, march to the beat of your own drum!
Welcome to the 99th issue of Impact Curator! I curate this fortnightly newsletter for all of you who believe in transforming their community by amplifying the impact of the changemakers around them. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You deserve your own, sign up here! Hello Reader, The other (snow) day, I joined my family on the sofa to watch the Greatest Showman. I had seen the movie years ago and remembered some singing and dancing and a stellar performance by Hugh Jackman. This time,...
I write a fortnightly newsletter that teaches you how to build ecosystems for social change without burning out. Subscribe for professional insights, a peek of my bookshelf and the weekly Shen-Anika-ns of living, working and building community in the Shenandoah Valley, VA.