What השומר החדש does

Hashomer HaChadash (השומר החדש) is an Israeli nonprofit charitable association (amuta) founded in 2007, headquartered in the Lower Galilee region, that mobilizes volunteer-based agricultural security, farmer economic support, youth leadership development, and border settlement activities across Israel. The organization coordinates 250,000 volunteers supporting 850 farmers across approximately 7,000 km² of territory spanning the Negev, Galilee, Golan Heights, Arava, Carmel, Jerusalem Hills, Lachish, Gaza Envelope, Jordan Valley, and Sharon Plain. Its core services include night patrol guarding (jeep, motorcycle, and drone units) to prevent agricultural crime, direct farmer financial support through Ogen anchor loans (up to 1 million ILS) and economic counseling, youth leadership pipelines via the Noar Hashomer youth movement, Adam VeAdama school network, and pre-military preparatory programs, as well as settlement programs establishing new communities in border areas.

The organization operates through approximately 10 sub-brands spanning youth education, agricultural volunteering, community security, forest guardianship, and international engagement. Its primary partnerships include a formal 2014 agreement with MAGAV (Israel Border Police) granting volunteers police enforcement authority, cooperation with FIDF's IMPACT scholarship program for post-army volunteer recruitment, a forest guardianship program with KKL (Jewish National Fund), and co-founding of the Adam VeAdama residential school network. Technology infrastructure is minimal: operations rely on volunteer coordination via a *9263 hotline and website, a HaSadeh digital educational platform for content delivery, and PCI DSS Level 1 compliant payment processing for donations. No proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capabilities are described.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations and program fees. Streams include individual one-time and recurring monthly donations via the website, corporate and group volunteering program fees (day experiences, multi-day agricultural journeys for schools, army units, and businesses), international Pioneering Experience programs targeting diaspora youth aged 16-35, and time-limited campaign fundraising (e.g., northern border preparedness at 920,000 ILS target, agricultural rescue at 1,000,000 ILS target). No specific annual revenue figure is disclosed.

Name

השומר החדש

Legal name

עמותת ארגון השומר החדש (ע"ר)

Website

https://hashomer.org.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hashomer HaChadash is an Israeli nonprofit founded in 2007 that mobilizes 250,000 volunteers to provide agricultural security patrols, farmer economic support, youth leadership development, and border settlement programs serving 850 Israeli farmers nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Agricultural and Community Security Services

NAICS

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders (115115), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Work Exchange & Farmstay Programs (WWOOF/HelpX-Style) (EDAIAGAK)

Keywords

• Volunteer agricultural guarding
• Nonprofit community security
• Youth leadership programs
• Farmer economic support
• Zionist-agrarian education

Headquarters

HQ city

Kfar Tavor area

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring (monthly standing order) donations from individual supporters via the organization's website, using credit card. Recurring donors commit to monthly contributions for a defined period or indefinitely.
2. Corporate and Group Volunteering Revenue: Revenue from agricultural experience programs for businesses, schools, army units, and international groups. Programs include day experiences (5 hours), multi-day agricultural-educational journeys (2 days to 1 week), and overnight stays, with pricing for groups and optional content extensions.
3. Campaign Fundraising: Time-limited donation campaigns for specific purposes (e.g., northern border preparedness, memorial agricultural observatory, off-road vehicles for operations coordinators, Israeli agriculture rescue). Campaigns have stated fundraising targets and timeframes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hashomer HaChadash is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes 250,000 volunteers to provide agricultural guarding (night patrols, jeep units, drone units, MAGAV Border Police cooperative unit), farmer financial and economic support (anchor loans and counseling), youth leadership development (Noar HaShomer movement, residential schools, pre-military programs), and settlement programs in Israel's border areas. It also sells paid agricultural-experience programs to corporations, schools, army units, and international diaspora groups.

Product overview

השומר החדש is a social-Zionist organization operating a portfolio of volunteer programs, educational institutions, and digital platforms centered on agricultural security, food independence, young leadership development, and border settlement. The core offering consists of volunteer-based agricultural guarding (night patrols, jeep units, drone units, and Border Police cooperation) supporting Israeli farmers. Educational programs include Noar Hashomer youth movement, Adam v'Adama schools, pre-military preparatory programs, and post-army leadership tracks. A digital educational platform called 'The Field' (השדה) provides recorded lessons, weekly activities, and enrichment content. Additional programs include international group experiences (Pioneering Experience), forest guarding, and farmer financial assistance (Ogen loans, economic advisory). The organization serves approximately 250,000 volunteers across all programs, supporting 850 farmers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• נוער השומר (Noar Hashomer): Youth movement of Hashomer Hachadash providing Zionist, values-based youth programming including movement activities, summer camps, and leadership development
• בתי ספר אדם ואדמה (Adam VeAdama)
• משמר העם (Mishmar HaAm)
• שומר היער (Shomer HaYar)
• אנשי האדמה (Anshey HaAdamah)
• התנועה החדשה (HaTnua HaChadasha)
• תוכנית זייד (Zayd Program)
• פראיירים (Frayerim)
• השדה (HaSadeh)
• מילגאים (Milga'im)

Products and services

• Ogen Anchor Loans for Farmers (הלוואות עוגן לחקלאים) Financial assistance program providing anchor loans of up to one million shekels to Israeli farmers facing economic hardship.
• Economic Advisory for Farmers (ייעוץ כלכלי לחקלאים)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,600 volunteers visit farms at least monthly, covering tens of thousands of dunams of agricultural land
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Border Police (MAGAV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Established in 2014, the partnership with MAGAV (Border Police) creates a dedicated volunteer security unit. Hashomer Hadash volunteers receive police-authorized training (9 sessions) and are granted limited police powers to prevent and respond to agricultural crime, including arrests during patrols, vehicle inspections, and illegal grazing enforcement. The unit operates with MAGAV vehicles, uniforms, and weapons, coordinated by MAGAV intelligence.
• FIDF (Friends of the IDF) / IMPACTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization partners with FIDF's IMPACT scholarship program, which grants scholarships to discharged IDF soldiers in exchange for volunteer hours. Scholarship recipients can fulfill their volunteer commitment through השומר החדש by guarding agricultural areas and farms across Israel. The program is open to students with any scholarship requiring a volunteer commitment.
• KKL (Jewish National Fund)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization operates the 'Shomer HaYar' (Forest Guardian) unit in partnership with KKL, providing volunteer-based forest conservation and protection activities in KKL forests across Israel.
• Adam VeAdama Schools NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization co-founded and operates the 'Adam VeAdama' network of residential schools, combining agricultural work, leadership training, and academic education for middle and high school students in border and agricultural communities.
• Noar HaShomer (Hashomer Youth Movement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe youth movement branch of the organization, providing after-school and weekend educational programming, movement activities, and leadership development for children and teenagers aligned with the organization's Zionist-agrarian values.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Leket Israel: Israel's leading food rescue and agricultural surplus nonprofit, addressing food security through farmer-rescued produce. Comparable in addressing farmer economic sustainability and food independence, though focused on rescue rather than guarding and education.
• Bnei Akiva: World's largest religious Zionist youth movement, running extensive pre-military, educational, and settlement programs in Israel. Directly comparable in scope and mission to Hashomer Hachadash's Noar Hashomer youth movement and pre-military preparatory programs.
• Amana (Movement for Jewish Settlement): Israeli settlement movement focused on establishing and strengthening Jewish communities in border and peripheral areas. Directly comparable in promoting settlement expansion in border regions and supporting agricultural communities.
• HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed (NOAL): Major Israeli youth movement focused on labor-Zionist values, running agricultural and settlement programs. Comparable in running youth movements with agricultural and pre-military components, though ideologically distinct from Hashomer Hachadash's religious-Zionist orientation.
• FIDF (Friends of the IDF): U.S.-based nonprofit supporting Israeli soldiers and their families; operates the IMPACT scholarship program that funnels volunteers directly to Hashomer Hachadash. Both organizations mobilize IDF-affiliated volunteers and depend on diaspora Jewish donor networks.
• Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF): Israel's flagship land and forestry nonprofit; operates the Shomer HaYar forest guardian unit in partnership with Hashomer Hachadash. Both organizations share a Zionist-agrarian mission around land preservation, agricultural development, and forestry protection in Israel, and compete for similar donor and volunteer pools.

Broad incumbents

• Latet (Israeli Humanitarian Aid): Large Israeli social services nonprofit addressing food insecurity and poverty. Comparable in scale and donation-dependent revenue model, though focused on urban poverty relief rather than agricultural community support.
• The Jewish Agency for Israel: Global Jewish organization managing immigration, education, and diaspora engagement programs including programs in agricultural settlements. Comparable in running settlement and diaspora youth programs, though with broader global mandate.
• Yad Sarah: Israel's largest volunteer-based nonprofit, operating over 100 branches with tens of thousands of volunteers providing social services. Comparable as a scaled Israeli volunteer-driven nonprofit, though focused on medical equipment lending and elder care rather than agriculture and security.

Regional players

• Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI): Israel's leading environmental NGO operating nationwide environmental education and land preservation programs. Comparable in environmental volunteer mobilization and educational programming, though focused on nature conservation rather than agriculture and security.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Hashomer2007
• Facebookfacebook.com/shomerisrael
• Instagraminstagram.com/hashomer_hachadash
• TikToktiktok.com/@hashomer_hachadash

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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