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Mission Statement

Voltaire is a boutique philanthropy consultancy bringing together expertise in law, ESG, fundraising, the arts, and risk management. We support private clients, corporates, institutions, and causes in turning capital and commitment into strategic, measurable, and lasting public value; delivered with clarity, conscience, and discretion from concept to legacy.

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Discover Intelligent Giving

From tax-efficient donor-advised funds and legacy structures to issue-aligned grantmaking and governance support, we help turn generosity into public value.

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Strategic Giving for Patrons

Tax-efficient structures, foundation setup, and strategic grantmaking with complete discretion.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Credible CSR strategies connecting values with business purpose and stakeholder trust.

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Partnerships for Causes

Strategic funding and governance support to help organisations scale with integrity.

"Every act of giving is a declaration of the world we wish to live in."

The Voltaire Review

Insights on strategic philanthropy, sector trends, and intelligent giving across borders.

Featured19 Mar 2025

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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New13 Aug 2025

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, the Enlightenment philosopher, believed that reason, dignity, and truth were the engines of progress. He challenged the complacency of tradition, questioned the powerful, and demanded that ideas be tested by evidence, not sentiment.

At Voltaire Philanthropy, we inherit that spirit. We see generosity not as performance, but as a form of leadership, a deliberate act of shaping the future. Guided by the same ideals that fuelled the Age of Enlightenment, we help our clients give with clarity, conscience, and the power to create change that endures for generations.

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The RDEP Framework

Strategic Giving. A Legacy Shaped by Reason, Dignity, Evidence, and Progress.

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Reason

Disciplined analysis grounding every recommendation in rigorous thinking and evidence-based decision making.

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Dignity

Respect for people and communities embedded into every interaction, ensuring fair participation and protection.

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Evidence

Auditable proof backing every claim, valuing data over anecdote and building substantiated impact trails.

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Progress

Continuous learning and improvement, demonstrating measurable progress through structured reflection and adaptation.

We do not tell you what to care about. We refine the alignment between your intent and your impact through RDEP, helping you deploy capital with the same intelligence, elegance and discernment you apply everywhere else in your life.

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Voltaire unites expertise in law, ESG, fundraising and the arts with experience in litigation, and risk management.This breadth gives us intellectual fluency and cultural sensitivity, enabling discreet, principled and measurable advice on how to give
with clarity, conscience and lasting impact.