Thoughtful advice. A clear sense of purpose.
Voltaire helps people and organisations make considered decisions about giving, funding and charitable partnerships.
We combine careful research with an understanding of the people behind the work. Our advice is shaped around your priorities, resources and responsibilities.
Why Voltaire exists
Generosity can achieve a great deal, but good intentions need a practical plan. Donors need to understand their choices. Organisations need a clear case for support. Businesses and charities need to agree what they want from a partnership and what each can contribute.
Voltaire was founded to help with those decisions. We bring structure to complex questions and help clients move from an ambition to a plan they can use.
Our purpose
We help philanthropists plan their giving, organisations strengthen their funding approach and businesses develop purposeful charitable relationships.
That might mean researching causes, drafting an application for a client to submit or preparing a partnership proposal. Each engagement begins with a clear understanding of the advice and support required.
The experience we bring
Our experience spans fundraising, the arts, governance and law. It helps us ask useful questions, consider different perspectives and recognise where specialist input is needed.
Legal, tax and regulated financial advice remain with the client's appointed advisers.
Our founder
Priya Carmichael-Jack (née Kumari)
Founding Director, Voltaire Philanthropy
Priya founded Voltaire to bring thoughtful, practical advice to philanthropy. The firm's approach reflects a belief that giving deserves care, curiosity and a clear understanding of the people it is intended to support.
Our standards
We support fundraising that is legal, open, honest and respectful. Our funding advice is informed by the Code of Fundraising Practice, and we help clients consider the standards relevant to their plans.
We welcome feedback. If you have a concern about our work, our Fundraising Complaints Procedure explains how to raise it.