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The Organizations We Work With

Join forces with one of the organizations that work to bring together employees from different sectors and high-tech companies.
The first step to diversity and inclusion is to partner with the right people, and we have them lined up for you.

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Expertise and activities – IATI Diversity Inclusion (Hebrew)

The Portland Trust (TPT) is a non-profit ‘action tank’ established in 2003 with the mission of promoting peace and stability in the area through economic development. TPT Tel-Aviv is focused on enhancing economic opportunities for Arab and Haredi societies and other periphery communities. Their programs include various projects to promote integration into Israeli society through high-quality employability and developing economic opportunities. By creating unique models, TPT engages and leverages private sector actors and Governmental support in all our programs.

Target audience: Arabs & Ultra-Orthodox

Operating mode: Outsourcing

Education level: All

Program name: The Portland Trust

Are employers part of the admissions process? No

Are employers part of the training? No

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The Portand Trust

[email protected]

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Co-Impact has created a unique model for dealing with the unemployment rate in the Arab Israeli community in Israel. Collaborating with a vast network of partners, from government entities to the private sector, local authorities, and more, Co-Impact aims to make a fundamental change in the private sector, encourage more and more companies to hire Arab Israelis, and help Arab individuals to find the suitable job placement for them.

Target audience: Arab Israelis

Operating mode: Outsourcing

Education level: Academic

Program name: Co-Impact

Are employers part of the admissions process? No

Are employers part of the training? No

More info

Co-impact OP (Hebrew)

0523125969 – מהראן שרקאוי
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The Israeli Forum for Employment Diversity is a national coalition of private, public and nonprofit organizations established in 2010 to promote workforce diversity in the Israeli business community. The Forum provides a dynamic learning environment and develops theoretical and practical tools for corporations seeking effective ways for increasing diversity hiring and inclusion at work.

Target audience: Orthodox, Women, Arab Israelis, Ethiopian Israelis, People with Disability, Periphery

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D&I Why and How – CEO Event Presentation

Malki Rotner, General Manager; [email protected]

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She codes is a community of women developers, founded in 2013 to achieve a goal of 50% women software developers in Israel. We train, promote, and encourage women to integrate into key roles and other technological positions in the Israeli high-tech industry. Although learning is individual, we are meticulous about maintaining a community atmosphere at all branches by encouraging women to help each other and be assisted by the group.

Target audience: Women

Operating mode: Direct placement

Education level: STEM degree, non-STEM degree

Program name: She codes;

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? No

More info

she_codes presentation

[email protected]

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Taasuka Shava is a nationwide government program, which incorporates all services in the field of employment of people with disabilities, both for the job seeker and for the employer. We offer a variety of services to employers such as locating employees, providing individual information, training and guidance, professional counseling and more.

Target audience: People with disabilities

Operating mode: Direct placement

Education level: High school only, STEM professional courses, Non-STEM bachelor’s degree + , STEM bachelor’s degree

Program name: TA’ASUKA SHAVA

Are employers part of the admissions process? Yes

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

More info :

Taasuka Shava presentation

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Founded in 2008, Tsofen is a joint Arab & Jewish organization that promotes hi-tech in the Arab society as a lever for economic development and the creation of shared society in Israel. Driven by a vision of a shared society, we aim for a fair representation of Arabs in Israel’s booming hi-tech industry. Our mission is to integrate Arabs into Israel’s hi-tech sector and to bring hi-tech centers to Arab cities. Tsofen has won the Ministry of Labor tender and operate within the last 6 years in the northern part of Israel.

Target audience: Arab Israelis

Operating mode: Direct placement

Education level: STEM degree

Program name: Tsofen

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? Yes

More info

Tsofen presentation

Ms. NAAMA NAGAR, Director of Resources Development – [email protected]

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LGBTech promotes the active inclusion and diversity in employment of LGBTQs in Israel.Through our partner employer program we assist employers to integrate inclusive practices towards their LGBTQ human capital. In tandem, LGBTech network of ERGs acts as a bustling community of LGBTQs promoting the visibility and representation in the workforce.

LGBTech Vision:
At LGBTech, we imagine a future where LGBT+ employees are able to bring 100% of themselves to work.
We fight for diversity and inclusion for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer (LGTB+) people in the workforce by promoting public policy changes, working hand-in-hand with global and local companies, and supporting our community.

LGBTech Solution:
According to research, LGBT+ friendly employers attract and retain more talent
Diverse workplaces are proven to recruit top talent, have higher worker satisfaction, and make better decisions. Diversity improves employee morale and happiness, but inclusion fosters positive behavior at work.
We provide access to professional tools, knowledge, and implementation guidance to help you and your employees achieve those.Our programs are tailored to your company’s unique culture, challenges, and needs.

Target audience: LGBTQ+

Operating mode: For employers – Lectures, Workshops, Corporate Consulting, Transformative Consulting

Education level: None

Program name: LGBtech, LGBTech for employers – Israel Diversity Standard Workforce Pride Squad

Are employers part of the admissions process? Depends on the program

Are employers part of the training? Depends on the program

More info :

LGBTech broad 2022

Report of LGTBQ+ workplace behavior analysis (Hebrew)

Sivan Kaniel, CEO – [email protected], Shachar Grembek, Founder & Chairman – [email protected]

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KamaTech is the one of leading organizations in Israel to integrate Haredi men and women into the Israeli high-tech industry. Over the past 5 years KamaTech helped build over 50 Haredi startups which employed 700 employees, as well as training and placement programs for thousands of Haredi Men and women into the leading high-tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Western Digital, Intel, Mobileye, Checkpoint, Nokia, Verint, etc.

Target audience: Orthodox Israelis

Operating mode: Direct employment and outsourcing

Education level: Technological and non-technological B.A. and up

Program name: KamaTech

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

Kamatech presentation

03-910-2696 – [email protected]

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Since 2002, Tech-Career has worked to open up the Hi-tech industry to the Ethiopian Israeli community by creating a unique model of technological training. Based on the 90% success rate of our graduates, we used our expertise to develop a program which creates opportunities for other sectors of the population including Arabs, Ultra-Orthodox & the socially disadvantaged. This program is supported by the Ministry of Labor & JDC. At the conference we will co-present with WIX, one of our Hi-tech partners, to tell you how you too can be part of this success model to hire great, new employees.

Target audience: Ethiopian Israelis, Orthodox, Women, Arab Israelis, People with Disability, Periphery

Operating mode: Direct placement

Education level: Non-STEM degree

Program name: Tech-Career

Are employers part of the admissions process? Yes

Are employers part of the training? Yes

More info

Tech-Career Presentation

053-3345685 (WhatsApp)- [email protected]

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ליצירת קשר: גיוס עובדים: מזל זאודה: [email protected]

לשיתופי פעולה נוספים, מורית דרורי: שלו וובו 058-4172605
For over a decade, Avital Yanovsky has brought diversity to the Israeli high-tech industry through global and local best practices. After many years on the technological side of the industry, she has the know-how and experience to implement genuine workplace diversity that is both business-minded and excellence-driven, yet rests on a foundation of social responsibility and care. Her focused, effective, organization-wide process results in the successful hiring and onboarding of highly motivated hidden talents; expands organizational creativity, innovation, and out-of-the-box thinking; promotes an inclusive culture; and uplifts the business’s brand.

Target audience: Orthodox, Women, Arab Israelis, Ethiopian Israelis, People with Disability, Periphery

Operating mode: Direct placement

Education level: STEM degree

Program name: Avital Yanovsky

Are employers part of the admissions process? No

Are employers part of the training? No

More info :

AvitalYanovsky presentation

Avital Yanovsky – 054-445-4576 – [email protected]

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Heznekim is a 7 year old program initiated by Yedidut Toronto in collaboration with Israel’s Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services. The aim of Heznekim is to create a cohort of Haredi graduates of prestigious institutions in the field of Hi-tech and to support their transition into high-quality positions within market-leading companies. The program also aims to increase employer awareness of the possibilities presented by employing candidates from this sector.

Target audience: Orthodox

Operating mode: Direct placement

Education level: STEM bachelor’s degree

Program name: Heznekim Toronto Foundation

Are employers part of the admissions process? No

Are employers part of the training? No

More info

Heznekim Presentation

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Unistream was founded in 2001 by entrepreneur Rony Zarom, with the intent to ensure that every teen in the socioeconomic and geographic periphery has equal opportunities in life. Through our programs, teens develop and run their own business and social startups, gaining both the entrepreneurial mindset in which anything is possible and invaluable experience in business development, public speaking, management, and working in multicultural and multilingual teams.
We harness entrepreneurship and innovation education as tools to enable teens to dream big and gain entrepreneurial and advanced employment skills that will help them succeed in life.

Program models employ innovative and experiential entrepreneurship education, creating opportunities for personal, social, and national impact, driving the growth of the future economy, and ensuring prosperity of Israeli society.

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Itwork’s mission is promoting urgent economic needs of marginalized groups by closing employment and income gaps while diversifying the high-tech skilled workforce. Since 2006, itworks has grown into one of Israel’s leading workforce development organizations, advancing employment to over 6,000 people of which more than 4,000 have been successfully placed. Itworks effective operational model within the ministry of labor’s tender, provides skilled Arab Engineers and STEM students a focused professional and cultural interventions, and single mothers with professional courses, coaching accompaniment and jobs opportunities. Itworks also offers QA course for individuals with physical or mental disabilities, and direct placement.

Target audience: Arab Israelis

Operating mode: Technical Courses, internships, and direct placement

Education level: STEM degree

Program name: FORSATECH, itworks

Are employers part of the admissions process? Yes

Are employers part of the training? Yes

More info :

ITWorks presentation

Tal 050-7245837 – [email protected]

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This is a Matrix company, operates the largest and most professional non-academic software development training program in Israel. Recognized by the Israel Innovation Authority, the training is practical and targets the needs of today’s high-tech industry. As part of the Diversity program, we will

take on the task of sorting, training and accompanying the software developers you want to integrate into your organization, while maintaining a high standard of excellence

Target audience: Women, Arab Israelis, Ethiopian Israelis, Orthodox, People with Disability, Periphery

Operating mode: Outsourcing

Education level: Non-STEM bachelor’s degree + , STEM bachelor’s degree

Program name: Infinity Labs

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

More info:

Infinity lab

Chaim Garon, CEO – [email protected]

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Kav Masvha is an organization dedicated to promoting Arab Israeli talents into leadership positions in the private and public sectors by creating a row of role models to pave the way and create a path for Arab Israelis and collaboration between Jews and Arabs. The organization builds programs for academic Arabs – students, graduates, and managers, on top of enrichment sessions and connecting to top companies in Israel. Thus, creating contact between quality employers and Arab Israeli talent.

Target audience: Arab Israelis

Operating mode: Direct employment

Education level: High-school graduates

Program name: Kav mashve

Are employers part of the admissions process? No

Are employers part of the training? No

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TALENTEAM is a head-hunting agency that specializes in identifying, recruitment and placement of academic talents mid management and executives from the Arab society. TALENTEAM provides a holistic solution – an innovative model leveraged by experts, a unique scalable database of talents focused on the STEM fields, at the same time building a shortlist of talents for the positions and accompanying the companies and talents during the recruitment and on-boarding process

Target audience: Arab Israelis

Operating mode: Direct employment

Education level: Technological and non-technological B.A. and up

Program name: Talenteam

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? No

More info :

Talenteam presentation

Fadi: 050-3089510 – [email protected]

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Rachip is an R&D center, specializing in Hardware and Software development. Experts in ASIC/FPGA development, Embedded systems, Web & Mobile apps and QA/Automation. The company works with industries such as: Semiconductors, Medical, Automotive, Communication, IoT, Fintech and more. Rachip employs 130 Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) women engineers in 2 R&D centers, in Bnei-Brak and Haifa. Among the Company’s clients are Multinational companies, Israeli Defense companies and various innovative startups

Target audience: Orthodox Israelis and women

Operating mode: Direct employment and outsourcing

Education level: All

Program name: Rachip – R&D Center, SW&HW

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

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3Base is an ultra-Orthodox company that advocates two central principles; Maintaining the company orthodox tone and to keep growing as a leading technology software company in the Israeli high-tech market. 3Base’s purpose is to bring orthodox women into the possibility of working in leading technology companies in the market at appropriate and fair salary. The aim is to enable access to both “Juniors” coders without previous experience and veteran, highly experienced programmers and developers.

Target audience: Orthodox Israelis

Operating mode: Outsourcing

Education level: Technological diploma

Program name: 3BASE

Are employers part of the admissions process? Yes

Are employers part of the training? No

More info :

3base presentation

Noa Klot, Co CEO – 054-6792104 – [email protected]

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The human resources of our company are a hugely influential factor in determining our success. The diversity of cultures, societies, religions, geographical areas, age, gender, faiths, and opinions that are encompassed in our employees are a driving force that inspires us every single day and lends us the opportunity to build, innovate and achieve our client’s goals, as well as our own. Our continuous vision and aspiration are to make a real, meaningful contribution to our society by committing to creating employment opportunities for all talents, enabling diversity in the world of high-tech (an industry dominated mainly by males), and thereby also making a positive impact on our industry and indeed the economy as a whole.

Target audience: Orthodox Israelis, women, periphery

Operating mode: Direct employment and outsourcing

Education level: high-school graduates, diploma, technological and non-technological B.A. and up

Program name: Matrix – Talpiot

Are employers part of the admissions process? No

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

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Lotus Association was created in 2007, and works to promote the high-tech integration of traditional Druze women and to increase the proportion of Arab women in high-tech. The association has initiated a year of training to which traditional and religious women with the potential to succeed in high-tech positions in remote work in leading companies. The association established the first Hi-Tech female space in Arab and Druze society located in Dalyat al-Carmel.

Target audience: Women, Arab Israelis & Druze, Periphery

Operating mode: Direct placement, Outsourcing

Education level: STEM professional courses, Non-STEM bachelor’s degree + , STEM bachelor’s degree

Program name: Lotus

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

More info:

Loutus presentation

Maysa Halabi Alshekh, Founder&CEO – 0522906961 – [email protected]

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צאו מהשטנץ! היופי נמצא בגיווןAppleseeds creates social mobility in Israel through technology education. We connect a range of disadvantaged populations in Israeli society with the necessary knowledge and skills for thriving in a digital age. Transforming crisis into opportunity, Appleseeds has become a leader in the field of remote tech employment training, opening a world of possibilities for peripheral residents no longer impeded by geographic constraints.

Target audience: Arab israelis, women, Periphery

Operating mode: Direct Placement

Education level: High school only, STEM professional courses, Non-STEM bachelor’s degree + , STEM bachelor’s degree

Program name: Appleseeds Academy

Are employers part of the admissions process? Sometimes

Are employers part of the training? Sometimes

Maayan Kimchi – 0528-456777 – [email protected]

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Appleseeds Academy IATI Feb 2021
The TechVenture program – a partnership between the Government of Israel, JDC and the Coalition – aims to increase the number of Haredim working in the high-tech industry, and facilitate a shift for Haredi employees from the periphery of this industry into core roles within the tech sphere

Target audience:

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Are employers part of the admissions process?

Are employers part of the training?

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National Project for Integrating Haredi In the High-tech presentation

052-6267025 – [email protected]

Governement Support

The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services

The Employment and Diversity Administration in the Ministry of Labor is responsible for the formulation of policy, coordination of governmental action, and development of dedicated programs to address the shortage of skilled human capital in the high-tech industry. The department, together with our partners, operates innovative programs and pilots to integrate target populations into the industry, with an emphasis on underrepresented populations, including women, the Arab sector, the ultra-Orthodox sector, and Israelis of Ethiopian origin. Our goal is to support the hi-tech industry in identifying and benefiting from additional potential workforce and to promote high-quality employment.

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The Israel Innovation Authority

The Israel Innovation Authority, an independent publicly funded agency, was thus created to provide a variety of practical tools and funding platforms aimed at effectively addressing the dynamic and changing needs of the local and international innovation ecosystems.

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Ministry of Economy

‍The Investments Authority provides grants and benefits for the industry and businesses.
The employment programs purpose is to encourage employers to hire new employees through participation in employee’s wages.

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The National Economic Council – Masatech

MasaTech offers Israeli tech companies an opportunity to hire experienced developers from all over the world. We at Masa screen them and match them with relevant companies, and once a company approves them, we issue the candidates a 2-year work visa. Other than expanding tremendously the pool of potential candidates, MasaTech is a great opportunity to diversify teams with international talents.The program is a collaboration of Masa Israel Journey and the Jewish Agency, the Prime Minister’s Office – The National Economic Council with the professional assistance of the Innovation Authority.

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Collaborations

The Organizations We Work With

Governement Support

The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services

The Israel Innovation Authority

Ministry of Economy

The National Economic Council – Masatech