Sidra Collaborative
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Sidra Collaborative partners with arts, culture, and humanities organizations and funders to build sustainable programs and reimagine a funding landscape that centers transparency, equity, and community. www.sidracollaborative.com
Grantmakers play a crucial role in helping cultural orgs during disasters.
Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 3mo agoHurricane season is coming, and disaster season is always already here. Read our recommendations of three ways funders can prepare to step up when disasters occur: sidracollaborative.com/2026/05/14/t...
@sidracollaborative.bsky.social can help your organization plan to distribute emergency funding.
Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 3mo agoHurricane season is coming, and disaster season is always already here. Read our recommendations of three ways funders can prepare to step up when disasters occur: sidracollaborative.com/2026/05/14/t...
Hurricane season is coming, and disaster season is always already here. Read our recommendations of three ways funders can prepare to step up when disasters occur: sidracollaborative.com/2026/05/14/t...
Three Things Funders Can Do Right Now To Prepare For Disasters
Hurricane season is coming, and disaster season is always already here. Whether it is hurricanes, floods, fires, pandemics, or federal funding cuts, cultural organizations will need emergency suppo…
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Congratulations to Sidra co-founder @halperta.bsky.social, whose article “An Unexpected Influence: Photostats in Special Collections Libraries” was awarded honorable mention in the SoFCB essay prize. Learn more: rarebookschool.org/sofcb-essay-... Article: works.hcommons.org/records/ybvd...
SoFCB Essay Prize | Rare Book School
The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) is pleased to announce its annual Essay Prize for 2026, to be awarded to a scholarly article that exemplifies the Society’s mission of advancing the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects through capacious, interdisciplinary scholarship. The $500 prize seeks to recognize innovative scholarship that brings together multiple fields of study and that strives to be accessible to the bibliographical community at large. The previous year’s winner and honorable mentions can be found below. Articles published in any format (journal, edited collection, book chapter, [...]
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Congrats to Sidra Co-Founder @hsaint.bsky.social, who presented at the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) last week! Hadassah's presentation was about the funder(s) gap and the devastating consequences of federal funding cuts in arts, culture, and the humanities. ✨
@sidracollaborative.bsky.social decision tree on using AI for Cultural work.
Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 6mo agoShould you use AI for that? Our new post is about how and when to use AI in arts and culture work (and why the answer is almost always no). It comes complete with an AI decision tree for cultural workers to help you make hard choices! sidracollaborative.com/2026/01/29/i...
I had so much fun working on this project (and thinking with the team about our relationship with AI).
Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 6mo agoShould you use AI for that? Our new post is about how and when to use AI in arts and culture work (and why the answer is almost always no). It comes complete with an AI decision tree for cultural workers to help you make hard choices! sidracollaborative.com/2026/01/29/i...
Should you use AI for that? Our new post is about how and when to use AI in arts and culture work (and why the answer is almost always no). It comes complete with an AI decision tree for cultural workers to help you make hard choices! sidracollaborative.com/2026/01/29/i...
Our incredible co-founder Martin Tsang has been partnering with the Pérez Art Museum in Miami to design and curate a scent for the exhibition, “Woody De Othello: coming forth by day.” If you're in Miami makes sure to visit! Open now through June 28, 2026. www.pamm.org/en/
✨Happy 2026 from Sidra Collaborative!✨ Read our first newsletter here: bit.ly/SidraNewsJan...
Congrats to our amazing Sidra Collaborator co-founder Martin Tsang, who recently contributed to the catalog and audio tour for MoMA’s retrospective exhibition of the Cuban Chinese artist Wifredo Lam, “When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream” open now through April 11, 2026. If you're in NYC, check it out!
Check out this interview about navigating careers as a humanities PhD with Sidra Collaborative co-founder @halperta.bsky.social ✨
Hannah Alpert-Abrams@halperta.bsky.social · 8mo agoA few weeks ago I was interviewed for the "Career Hacks for Humanists" podcast. Check out our conversation about my weird career trajectory and caring about values while needing a job. popphd.substack.com/p/job-hacks-...
A recent episode of NPR’s CodeSwitch mentioned an NEH award to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College and the University of North Dakota which preserved archival material and oral histories related to the history of North Dakota’s Indigenous population. www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Tribal colleges are a unique resource — and they're under threat : Code Switch
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has classes on everything from Native American studies to gardening to equine sciences to the Hidatsa language. Like other tribal colleges and universities (aka TCUs), it...
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Not every funding program is the right fit, but the right ones can make lasting change. Our Funding Program Research & Development services help funders and cultural organizations ask: Do we want to do this? Who will it serve? What impact will it have? Reach out at hello@sidracollaborative.com
Managing a funding program is an ongoing process. We help funders and organizations strengthen program management and respond to challenges and emergencies. From leadership changes to shifting timelines, we provide guidance that keeps programs moving forward. More at: sidracollaborative.com/about/
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Our Vision Sidra Collaborative partners with arts, culture, and humanities organizations and funders to build sustainable programs and reimagine a funding landscape that centers transparency, equit…
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Introducing Sidra Collaborative Founder, Lola Clairmont! Lola has dedicated their professional career to pursuing equity in arts and culture. With their experience in grantmaking in the federal government and private sector, they can help you manage awards and implement national grant programs.
Introducing Sidra Collaborative Founder, Martin Tsang! Martin would like to help your organization tell a story about its impact to your respective community. He can help you create new funding programs and conduct external reviews for your organization.
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Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 10mo agoIntroducing Sidra Collaborative co-founder Hadassah St. Hubert! Hadassah is dedicated to helping cultural heritage funders and workers scope ideas and programs, while identifying resources to support thriving creatives. She can help build emergency response funding programs. sidracollaborative.com
Introducing Sidra Collaborative co-founder Hadassah St. Hubert! Hadassah is dedicated to helping cultural heritage funders and workers scope ideas and programs, while identifying resources to support thriving creatives. She can help build emergency response funding programs. sidracollaborative.com
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Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 10mo agoIntroducing Sidra Co-Founder Hannah Alpert-Abrams! Hannah has over 15 years of experience in arts, culture, and the humanities as a practitioner and funder. Hannah can help establish new grant programs, manage funding processes, and understand the impact of your work. sidracollaborative.com/team/
Introducing Sidra Co-Founder Hannah Alpert-Abrams! Hannah has over 15 years of experience in arts, culture, and the humanities as a practitioner and funder. Hannah can help establish new grant programs, manage funding processes, and understand the impact of your work. sidracollaborative.com/team/
At Sidra Collaborative, we partner with foundations and philanthropies to design, manage, and evaluate funding programs that are equitable and sustainable. Whether launching new awards or strengthening existing ones, we’re here to help. Let’s talk about how we can support your work.
We’ve launched Sidra Collaborative, a consultancy for the arts, culture, and humanities! With 65+ years of combined experience, we help funders, institutions, and practitioners design, manage, and evaluate programs that make a difference. Learn more: sidracollaborative.com
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Glad to be working again closely with my former NEH colleagues. We were reduced in force (fired) by DOGE, but our commitment to supporting arts, culture, and the humanities is unwavering. Visit our website to learn more: sidracollaborative.com
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Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe are excited to introduce Sidra Collaborative! We partner with arts, culture, and humanities organizations and funders to build sustainable programs and reimagine a funding landscape that centers transparency, equity, and community. Learn more: www.sidracollaborative.com
We are excited to introduce Sidra Collaborative! We partner with arts, culture, and humanities organizations and funders to build sustainable programs and reimagine a funding landscape that centers transparency, equity, and community. Learn more: www.sidracollaborative.com