Dr MICHAEL LIFFMAN
Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment
Program Coordinator, Master of Commerce (Social Investment and Philanthropy)
BA (Hons) (Melb), MSc (Social Admin) (LSE), PhD (Melb)
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mliffman@swin.edu.au
Michael was appointed in March 2001 as founding Director of Philanthropy and Social Invesment at Swinburne.
Michael has a background in social policy, research and community work. After working with the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Ecumenical Migration Centre, he became CEO of the Myer Foundation and the Sidney Myer Fund.
Michael has been elected to the coordinating committee of Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmakers' Support (WINGS) based in Maila - the first Australian to be so honoured. He is also a Board member of the SouthPort Community Residential Home, and the Alpine School. Former involvments include membership of the board of the Australian Council of Social Services, the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs, the Department of Human Services Ethics Committee, the Community Advisory Committee of the Special Broadcasting Service, and the Immigration Review Tribunal. Michael is a former President of the Australian Association of Philanthropy, and a member of the International Network on Strategic Philanthropy.
His publications include Power for the Poor (Allen & Unwin), The Non-profit Motive in Civil Society in Australian Philanthropy Research Papers 2000, and editorship of Migration Action.
He completed a book on the philanthropic history of the Myer family in 2004,
A Tradition of Giving: Seventy-five Years of Myer Family Philanthropy, published by Melbourne University Press.
Research Profile
Research Interests
- Private and Family Philanthropy and Social Invesment
- Philanthropic History in Australia
- Corporate Social Investment in Australia
Publications
Author - Books:
Liffman, M 2004 A Tradition of Giving: 75 Years of Myer Family Philanthropy, Melbourne University Publishing, Carlton
Liffman, M 1978 Power for the Poor, George Allen and Unwin, Sydney
Author - Monographs and Reports:
Liffman, M 2000 'A Conversation with a Captain', Philanthropy Research Monograph #3, Philanthropy Australia , Melbourne
Liffman, M 1975 Boots and Bootstraps: A discussion on aspects of poverty, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fitzroy
Liffman, M 1982 Migrants and the Inner Urban Region, (with Des Crowley and Anne Frost), Inner Urban Regional Consultative council, Fitzroy, 1982
Liffman, M & McKay J 1978 Television in a Multicultural Society , CHOMI, Richmond
Liffman, M The Family Centre Project: First, Second, Third Overviews, Brotherhood of St Laurence, 1974, 1975, 1976, Melbourne
Liffman, M 1985 The Immigration Debate in the Press, 1984, (with Renata Singer), CHOMI, Richmond
Liffman, M & Singer R 1978 Skills Development for a Multicultural Society: A Guide for Trainers, CHOMI, Richmond
Editor and Contributor:
Migration Action, Ecumenical Migration Centre, Richmond 1980-85
Refugees, Resources, Reunion: Australia's Immigration Dilemmas, (with Birrel, Hay and Glezer), VCTA Publishing, Melbourne 1979
Melbourne University Magazine, 1979
Assistant Editor and Contributor:
Jews in Australian Society, Macmillan, 1973
Contributor:
For the Public Good: Pro Bono and Legal Professionals in Australia, (ed Arup C and Laster, K), Federation Press, Annandale, 2001
The Australian People: An Encyclopaedia of the Australian Nation, its People, and their Origins, (ed Jupp, J), Angus and Robertson, North Ryde, 1988
Liffman, M 1985 Surrender Australia: Essays in the Interpretation of History, Allen and Unwin, Sydney
Liffman, M 1998 'Philanthropic foundations' in Alternative Funding Strategies for Australia's Universities and Colleges, (ed. Jones D et al), University of Melbourne
Liffman, M 1970 'Role Conceptions and Role Strains Amongst Prison Staff', Melbourne Journal of Politics, No 3, 1970
'Mr Felton's Bequests', (book review), Australian Historical Studies, December 2004
Commissioned Consultant/ Author:
Liffman, M 1980 Immigrant Welfare: A Research Perspective, NSW Social Welfare Research Centre
Liffman, M 1983 The Origins of Multiculturalism, for Commonwealth Government Committee of Review of the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs, AGPS