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Sidra Collaborative

@sidracollaborative.bsky.social
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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

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't really believe it's been a whole year
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Hadassah St. Hubert @hsaint.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s been over a year since @halperta.bsky.social and our colleagues Lola and Martin have launched @sidracollaborative.bsky.social. 🎉
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's hard to believe, but it's been a year since we founded Sidra Collaborative, our post-NEH consultancy for philanthropic and cultural orgs. (A short thread) sidracollaborative.com
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Join Sidra Collaborative Co-Founder @hsaint.bsky.social for a talk on Collective Survival After Systemic Disruption with our former federal worker colleagues on August 12, 2026 - 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT. #thrivelib lnkd.in/ehaHcMyH
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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Grantmakers play a crucial role in helping cultural orgs during disasters.
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Hadassah St. Hubert @hsaint.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@sidracollaborative.bsky.social can help your organization plan to distribute emergency funding.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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...
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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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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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...
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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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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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. ✨
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Hadassah St. Hubert @hsaint.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
@sidracollaborative.bsky.social decision tree on using AI for Cultural work.
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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I had so much fun working on this project (and thinking with the team about our relationship with AI).
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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...
An AI decision tree that explains why you shouldn't use AI - because it doesn't make work faster, because it's bad for IP and privacy concerns, because it hurts the environment, and because the content is not reliably accurate.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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/
An richly-colored painting in reds and blues hangs on a poppy-red well. Martin, a smiling man in kakhis, a blue collared shirt, and purple shoes, stands in front of the art with his arms crossed.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
✨Happy 2026 from Sidra Collaborative!✨ Read our first newsletter here: bit.ly/SidraNewsJan...
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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!
Martin, a dapper man in a cross-hatched maroon jacket stands with his hands behind his back. He is gazing at Omi Obini, an abstract Wilfredo Lam painting of brightly lit figures in a lush jungle highlighted in pink and green. A black owl perches at the top.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Check out this interview about navigating careers as a humanities PhD with Sidra Collaborative co-founder @halperta.bsky.social ✨
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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...
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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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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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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Hadassah St. Hubert @hsaint.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Oh Hi! Make sure to give us a follow.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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
Headshot of Hadassah, a Black woman with brown shoulder-length hair, wearing gorgeous teardrop earrings in green, gold, and black. She stands under a flowering purple tree in front of a brick building.
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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
look it's me 🤗
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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/
A headshot of Hannah, a thin white person with short chaotic gray hair and blue glasses, smiling in front of a tree.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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.
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Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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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Hadassah St. Hubert @hsaint.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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 · 10/09/2025
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
Sidra Collaboratice logo featuring a gray hourglass with goldenrod sand on a forest green background.
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