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
Honored to be keynoting this event with colleagues from China and beyond….
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Honored to be keynoting this event with colleagues from China and beyond….
The trustees of the China Medical Board meeting last week in Washington….
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The trustees of the China Medical Board meeting last week in Washington….
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
October 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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
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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October 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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
Join us on Zoom:
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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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Nam Kim, Erik Harms and I at a Southeast Asian academic centers gathering in New York yesterday… @GETSEA @Henry Luce Foundation
September 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Nam Kim, Erik Harms and I at a Southeast Asian academic centers gathering in New York yesterday… @GETSEA @Henry Luce Foundation
With good friends on Long Beach Island….
August 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
With good friends on Long Beach Island….
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….
August 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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….
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...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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...
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….
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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….
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.”
June 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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.”
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.
June 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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.
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….
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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….
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...
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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June 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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...
Reposted by Mark Sidel
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.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
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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May 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
markblumberg.bsky.social and colleagues for the invitation.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
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/.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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/.
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.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
markblumberg.bsky.social and colleagues for the invitation.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
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
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca
May 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
markblumberg.bsky.social and colleagues for the invitation.
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/events/the-c...
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.
May 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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.
End of semester lunch with Cardozo School of Law terrific TAs and students Lucy Paiste, Emilee Kaminski, and Talia Raoufpur…
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
End of semester lunch with Cardozo School of Law terrific TAs and students Lucy Paiste, Emilee Kaminski, and Talia Raoufpur…
Honored to appear on the same panel with the distinguished, multi-institutional Li Jian.
April 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Honored to appear on the same panel with the distinguished, multi-institutional Li Jian.
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.
April 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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.
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...
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April 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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...
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.
April 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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.
Bryant Park NYC today
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Bryant Park NYC today
