Enlightened Legacy.
Thoughtful giving.Purposeful funding.Lasting relationships.
We help people give with confidence, organisations plan their funding and businesses develop meaningful charitable partnerships.
What we do
Voltaire is a philanthropy and social impact advisory. We bring together experience across fundraising, the arts, governance and law to help clients make informed decisions about the causes they care about.Our work starts with understanding your priorities. From there, we help you weigh the options, develop a practical plan and assess what your support can achieve.
How we can help
Three services, each shaped around what you are trying to achieve and what you are responsible for.
Introduce your cause
If you would like your organisation or project to be considered when relevant to a philanthropic client's interests, tell us about your work. There is no charge to submit, and consideration does not depend on buying our advisory services.
If you need help developing your own funding plans or applications, visit Funding.
"Every act of giving is a declaration of the world we wish to live in."
The Voltaire Review
Ideas and practical perspectives on giving, funding and the relationships that help worthwhile work continue.
Featured
The Patron as a Philosopher
A quick thought on why we fund ideas and not just objects. Real patronage is about ideas. The Medici were not paying for Michelangelo's marble, they were investing in Renaissance humanism.
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ESG
Matched Giving as a Catalyst for ESG and Climate Action
With climate change now the defining challenge of our time, environmental matched giving is emerging as a practical and measurable way for companies to demonstrate leadership.
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Voltaire's Philosophy
Voltaire's belief in reason, human dignity and the value of questioning established ideas informs our approach.
We believe good philanthropy begins with listening. It asks what is needed, considers the evidence and stays open to learning. The same care belongs in a funding application, a grantmaking decision or a charitable partnership.
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