Mark is a researcher and strategic consultant focussed on supporting a strong and diverse civil society. He is currently a lecturer in social impact and social change in the Management Discipline Group at UTS Business School.
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Before UTS, Mark worked as the Collaborative Research & Policy Manager at the Sydney Policy Lab, where he led research around civil society capability, the commissioning of human services in NSW, and the Maranguka Cross Sector Leadership Group. Prior to academia, Mark led advocacy and communication in the community law sector and worked as a media and policy advisor in NSW Parliament.
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Mark has a BA Humanities from Macquarie University, MA Creative Writing from the University of Technology Sydney, Grad.Dip. Public Policy from the University of Sydney, and a PhD from the University of Sydney. His research focuses on the importance of nonprofit and voluntary organisations for strong and health democracies.
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