The Maimonides Society
What is the Maimonides Society?
The Maimonides Society was founded by APCSIP in June 2004, as an informal gathering where grantmakers could meet over a glass of wine, listen to a stimulating talk and exchange ideas. It is now managed by the Swinburne Philanthropy Alumni.
It is named after Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) a physician, teacher and scholar from Cairo. Maimonides famously proposed eight modes of charity, ranging from the least (to give sadly) to the most virtuous (to give a loan or a job rather than a gift, so preserving the recipient’s self-respect and encouraging self-help).
Speakers are asked to reflect on a topic that has some relevance to philanthropy and the larger context in which it operates.
The list of speakers is varied and impressive:
- Phillip Adams
- Robin Archer
- Brian Howe
- Julian Burnside QC
- Sam Lipski
- Professor Brian Costar
- Sir Ninian Stephen
- Morag Fraser
- Dick Gross
- Renata Singer
- Dr Peter Hollingworth
- Harold Mitchell
- Julian Gardner
Membership of the Maimonides Society is open to all grantmakers, is free and involves nothing more than an appreciation of the Society’s aims.
If you are interested we would love to hear from you. Contact Christopher Baker CHBaker@swin.edu.au
