Services for Funders
Sidra Collaborative offers a variety of partnership options for philanthropic or grantmaking organizations. Our clients include foundations, philanthropies, and donors, as well as organizations like libraries, museums, non-profits, and academic centers that offer grants and fellowships alongside other core services.
If you want to partner with us to strategically invest in communities, organizations, and individuals working in arts, culture, and humanities, you are in the right place.
If you want to strengthen the capacity of your organization to sustain your work through external funding, visit our For Cultural Organizations page.
Working With Us
As a collaborative consultancy, we work closely with clients to develop partnerships that are designed to meet your organization’s unique needs. After meeting with you and learning about your work, we will propose a scope of work that has been carefully tailored to your organization and budget.
Below are examples of the kinds of packages that we typically offer. Consulting projects are priced at $250 per hour. We occasionally take on projects with a rushed timeline at a cost of $350 an hour and can offer sliding scale pricing under specific circumstances.
In addition to consulting services, we offer professional development workshops for grant makers and funding organizations. Scroll down for more information about our workshops.
Funder Packages
Field Assessment
Package
Typically 100-200 hours | 3-4 months
For funding organizations seeking to understand the needs of their communities when developing new grant programs, modifying existing programs, or responding to changes in the field. Services include assessing the funding landscape, connecting with community partners, conducting surveys and analyzing data.
Deliverables could include a written report and recommendations.
Funding Process
Assessment Package
Typically 100-200 hours | 3-4 months
For funding organizations seeking to assess and strengthen their application and decision-making processes. Services include holistic assessment of the application and assessment process, focused on grounding equity in the grantmaking process, connecting with communities and partners, and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and impact.
Deliverables could include internal and external reports and recommendations.
Program Design
Package
Typically 300-450 hours | 4-6 months
For funding organizations seeking to understand the needs of their communities when developing new grant programs, modifying existing programs, or responding to changes in the field. Services include assessing the funding landscape, connecting with community partners, conducting surveys and analyzing data.
Deliverables could include internal and external reports and recommendations as well as active partnership throughout the development process.
Data and Assessment
(preliminary)
Typically 100-200 hours | 3-4 months
For funding organizations seeking to understand and communicate the impact of their funding programs. Services include quantitative and qualitative assessment of an existing program, focusing on awardee and staff experiences.
Deliverables could include an impact communication package, recommendations for programmatic changes, and staff capacity-building in data and impact storytelling.
Data and Assessment
(retrospective)
Typically 400=600 hours | 12-16 months
For funding organizations seeking to understand and communicate the impact of their funding programs. Services include quantitative and qualitative assessment of an existing program, focusing on awardee and staff experiences.
Deliverables could include internal and/or external reports.
Funder Workshops
Responsive Grantmaking in Critical Moments
In times of change, philanthropic and grantmaking organizations are called on to be responsive and impactful while remaining consistent with their mission and values. In this workshop, Sidra draws on our experience guiding grantmaking organizations through periods of environmental, public health, and financial change in order to articulate key challenges and offer a framework for responsive grantmaking.
Grant Program
Evaluation
In this workshop, Sidra offers an introduction to data-grounded, values-driven program assessment for grantmakers who want to ensure that their funding programs are meeting both their internal goals and the needs of recipients and community members. Topics covered include setting measurable goals, strategies for defining and assessing impact, reducing burden in program assessment, and using evaluation results to tell the story of your work.
Grant Review
& Equity
In this workshop, Sidra will work with participants to identify best practices for equitable grantmaking. Topics covered include strategies for designing and publicizing funding initiatives, building equity into the review process, identifying areas of growth, and responding to changing community needs.
Workshop Pricing
| Workshop type | Duration | Pricing | Format |
| 1-hour workshop | 1 hour | $1000 | Virtual |
| Virtual workshop sequence | 3 workshops, approx. 3 hours | $4,500 | Virtual |
| In-person workshop sequence | 3 workshops, 1-2 days, approx. 14 hours | $6,000 plus travel expenses | In-person |
Note: special rates may be available for Washington, DC, Knoxville, TN, Miami FL, New York City and surrounding areas. Small-group or one-on-one sessions are available for an additional fee.