Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
UW-Madison | International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) | Liverpool School of Law + Social Justice | China Medical Board | Give2Asia | https://law.wisc.edu/profiles/mark.sidel
Political science
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Sociology
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Honored to be keynoting this event with colleagues from China and beyond….
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Oct 22
The trustees of the China Medical Board meeting last week in Washington….
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Pleased to present yesterday for the Richard Rockefeller Fellows at the China Center for Social Policy at Columbia, on the Trump Administration’s policies toward philanthropy and nonprofits and implications for work with China. Thanks to Prof Qin Gao, Diane Williams and Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Mark Sidel
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· Oct 10
A raucous rendition of Puff the Magic Dragon at last night’s celebration of Peter Yarrow at Ethical Culture in New York, with Paul Stuckey, Tom Paxton, Bethany Yarrow and others…. | Mark Sidel |… | Ma...
Paul Stuckey, Tom Paxton, Bethany Yarrow and others in a raucous rendition of Puff the Magic Dragon at the celebration of Peter Yarrow last night at Ethical Culture in New York…. https://lnkd.in/eqdk9...
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Mark Sidel
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· Oct 1
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All welcome:
The Increasing Barriers to Movement of Philanthropic and Social Investment Capital in Asia in an Era of Retrenchment
Mark Sidel
UW-Madison and ICNL
Friday, October 3, 12:00 noon Norway time (GMT+2); 6:00 am New York time
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The Increasing Barriers to Movement of Philanthropic and Social Investment Capital in Asia in an Era of Retrenchment
Mark Sidel
UW-Madison and ICNL
Friday, October 3, 12:00 noon Norway time (GMT+2); 6:00 am New York time
Join us on Zoom:
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Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Sep 6
Nam Kim, Erik Harms and I at a Southeast Asian academic centers gathering in New York yesterday… @GETSEA @Henry Luce Foundation
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Aug 15
My thanks to Eva Hansson and Bui Hai Thiem at the
Stockholm Center for Global Asia for the terrific workshop on shifts in civil society and philanthropy in Asia that I was honored to keynote this week…. Johan Lagerkvist, Andrew Wells-Dang, Meredith Weiss, Mauro Zamboni and other terrific speakers….
Stockholm Center for Global Asia for the terrific workshop on shifts in civil society and philanthropy in Asia that I was honored to keynote this week…. Johan Lagerkvist, Andrew Wells-Dang, Meredith Weiss, Mauro Zamboni and other terrific speakers….
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Workshop 18 augusti 2025
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Workshop on civil society and Asia at the Stockholm Center for Global Asia next week (August 14) in Stoclholm. All welcome. su.bmc.nu/Modules/Even...
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Jul 25
With my friend and ICNL.bsky.social International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
board colleague, nonprofit leader Oluseyi Babatunde Oyebisi tonight in New York….
board colleague, nonprofit leader Oluseyi Babatunde Oyebisi tonight in New York….
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Jun 27
I was delighted to speak along with Nicole Sackley, Tim Barney, and Gregory Domber on a panel on The Ford Foundation and the Cold War at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) annual conference. I spoke on “The Ford Foundation and South Vietnam, 1958-1975.”
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Jun 24
My thanks to the Maecenata Stiftung in Berlin for inviting me to speak last week on the challenges to philanthropy and civil society in the US under the current administration, with a good discussion on parallel challenges in Germany. Thanks to Ansgar Gessner, Rupert Graf Strachwitz, Sascha Nicke.
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Jun 22
I was honored to speak last week with German organizations working in China, convened by Stiftung Asienhaus, Stiftung Mercator and Maecenata Stiftung. Thanks to Joanna Klabisch, Zhao Zhong, Christian Straube, Ansgar Gessner, Katja Drinhauser, Friedrich Aurnhammer, Sascha Nicke, and colleagues….
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Jun 3
Steering a Restrictive Course: Rebooting China’s Charity Law
When it comes to regulating nonprofits and civil society, China is steering a careful and conservative course in the Xi Jinping era, with a laser-like focus on control over civil society. This policy ...
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A recent piece on the revisions to China’s Charity Law, published in Nonprofit Policy Forum (open access but feel free to contact me if that doesn’t work). www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· May 30
The Quarterly | East Asia Forum
East Asia Forum Quarterly is the quarterly magazine of East Asia Forum. EAFQ provides a platform for top-tier analysis, research, and policy commentary.
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A short piece I was asked to do on the dimming prospects (and yet always some longterm hope?) for civil society in China, in the excellent @eastasiaforum.bsky.social East Asia Forum Quarterly just out. The issue is here, eastasiaforum.org/quarterly/.
Mark Sidel
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· May 24
The Changing Policy and Regulatory Environment for US Philanthropy and Nonprofits under the New Administration - CanadianCharityLaw.ca
This webinar will be presented by Mark Sidel. Mark Sidel is Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Vice
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I’m honored to speak for the Canadian Charity Law Association on June 2 on developments in the US, with thanks to
markblumberg.bsky.social and colleagues for the invitation.
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markblumberg.bsky.social and colleagues for the invitation.
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Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· May 7
Excellent conversation yesterday with the China Foundation Forum / China Foundation Center on developments in policy and regulation on philanthropy in the US and China. Thanks to Professor Xijin Jia for the invitation and to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Heather Grady for hosting.
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· May 2
End of semester lunch with Cardozo School of Law terrific TAs and students Lucy Paiste, Emilee Kaminski, and Talia Raoufpur…
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Apr 24
Honored to appear on the same panel with the distinguished, multi-institutional Li Jian.
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Apr 20
I’m honored to keynote at the Chinese Nonprofit Scholarly Forum convened by the Institute of Philanthropy at Tsinghua University on April 24. I’ll speak on recent developments in regulation of philanthropy and nonprofits in Asia and the US. My thanks to Wang Ming, Xijin Jia and others at Tsinghua.
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Apr 19
China Town Hall 2025 | China Center
Join us for the 2025 CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections
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I’m delighted to serve as the discussant for this year’s China Town Hall at the University of Minnesota China Center this Thursday evening, April 24. Join us if you’re in the Twin Cities…. chinacenter.umn.edu/events/china...
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Apr 12
Honored to speak at the Charities Aid Foundation International Grantmaking Symposium this week on challenges facing American philanthropy and nonprofits, and the challenges of philanthropic work in China. Thanks to Jessie Krafft, Andrew Kopca, Brooks Reed, Aislinn Walsh, Meg Roberts and others.
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Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Mar 22
Some of the Asia Catalyst former board crew catching up today in New York. From L Mark Sidel, Karyn Kaplan, Joanne Csete, Bruce Rabb, Yvonne Chan. Next time with Randall Chamberlain and Minky Worden….
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Mar 12
2025 Key Cases Webinar: US Litigation Involving Funding for Organisations Working Overseas
Get tickets on Humanitix - 2025 Key Cases Webinar: US Litigation Involving Funding for Organisations Working Overseas hosted by CLAANZ. Online. Wednesday 26th March 2025. Find event information.
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I’m honored to be joining Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Seak-King Huang for a discussion of nonprofit legal developments in the US and implications for Australia. Registration is here: events.humanitix.com/2025-key-cas...
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Mar 9
I’m honored to be speaking for the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon on
Can Nonprofit Organizations Do
Political and Policy Advocacy?
Nonprofits and Politics in Comparative Perspective
Wednesday, March 12, 6:15 p.m.
175 Knight Law Center
Can Nonprofit Organizations Do
Political and Policy Advocacy?
Nonprofits and Politics in Comparative Perspective
Wednesday, March 12, 6:15 p.m.
175 Knight Law Center
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Mar 7
The Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies on LinkedIn: We are excited to announce our upcoming CommNS Outreach Sessions! Join us…
We are excited to announce our upcoming CommNS Outreach Sessions! Join us via Zoom on March 10th and 11th to learn more about how nonprofits are navigating…
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Mark Sidel
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· Mar 6
Please join us…. Registration link at tinyurl.com/CNSMEventMar...
Mark Sidel
@marksidel.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Dave Bright and I had a great time today talking with Professor Karen Gahl-Mills’s arts policy class at Indiana University Bloomington about Mary Miss v. Des Moines Arts Center, a recent public art case in Iowa….