CSR & Solidarity Gift Drives for Israel — A Guide for Organizations

A CSR solidarity gift drive for Israel lets a synagogue, a federation, a corporate employee resource group, or a nonprofit board support Oct-7-affected communities once, for everyone on a list, instead of a scattered round of personal donations. Where to Buy Israeli Gifts Online That Support Real Producers walks through the individual-buyer version of this idea; this guide is built for the group that wants to run it once, properly, for the whole list — staff, members, donors, or a board.

Hibuk Otef — The Story Behind Every Gift

Hibuk Otef (“Enveloping Embrace”) is a unique boutique gift initiative that brings together products from the communities of the Gaza Envelope and Israel's southern and northern frontier, alongside works of art that commemorate the beauty of the region. The project was founded to support local producers, farmers and entrepreneurs who were affected. 60% of revenues go directly to producers from the affected communities.

Why Organizations Are Turning to Gift Drives Instead of Donation Pages

Most Israel-solidarity programs hand a supporter a receipt, not a physical gift — a donation page confirms the money moved, but nobody on the list actually holds anything. A CSR gift drive flips that: every recipient opens a real kosher box, and the organization still gets a clean, single invoice to reconcile against one purchase order. 60% of what the organization pays goes directly to the named producers behind the box — not to a general fund — which is the detail compliance and development teams usually ask for first. Boxes in this guide run ₪75 to ₪360 ex-VAT, so a 20-person board gift and a 300-person staff-wide drive can both be built from the same catalog, just at different tiers. Most orders ship within Israel in about 3–8 business days, which comfortably covers a holiday deadline or an all-staff meeting date set a few weeks out. If the drive is really an internal staff program rather than an outward-facing CSR initiative, see our guide to recognizing employees in Israel or, closer to winter, bulk Hanukkah orders for companies — both use the same bulk-pricing logic as this guide.

Choose by Budget: Five Boxes Built for Group Orders

Every box below ships from Hibuk Otef's own packing site in Shilat and scales to any quantity — there is no minimum, so a drive of 15 gifts and a drive of 500 are priced and packed the same way, per unit.

Mazal Tov Thank-You Box — ₪75 ex-VAT

מארז שחר is the organization's entry-level thank-you: a modest, tasteful token built for distributing to an entire mailing list or donor base without stretching a budget. It still carries a real producer story on the card inside, so it reads as considered, not generic.

Team All-Good Starter Box — ₪178 ex-VAT

מארז צוות כל טוב is built for staff- and member-wide distribution: a wider spread of Israeli producer goods at a price that still works across a few hundred names on a list.

Alcohol-Free Holiday Box — ₪180 ex-VAT

מארז חג ציוותי (ללא אלכוהול) solves the one recurring logistics problem every mixed-audience drive runs into — a staff list, donor list, or congregation that includes people who don't drink. Same tier, same producers, alcohol swapped for an extra food item.

Premium Team Box — ₪210 ex-VAT

מארז מיכאל- כל טוב is the step up for a smaller, higher-touch list — a leadership gift, a major-donor thank-you, or a board-member box that should feel noticeably more generous than the staff-wide tier.

Flagship Team Box — ₪360 ex-VAT

מארז כל טוב צוותי is the organization's flagship: the fullest spread of named-producer goods, for a short list of honorees, keynote speakers, or lead donors where the gift drive needs one unmistakably premium tier at the top.

Meet the Producers Behind Your Organization's Gift Drive

A gift drive is only as credible as who it names. These are producers whose goods appear across Hibuk Otef's boxes:

Meshek Haviv (Negev). Nissan Haviv grows Arbequina olives on family land in Moshav Pa'amei Tashaz, in the heart of the Negev, and presses the oil cold within hours of hand-picking — the short window that keeps the polyphenol count high. It's one of the most requested oils in any box it appears in.

Erez Apiary (Kibbutz Erez, Gaza border). Founded in 1950, this is one of Israel's oldest apiaries, run on the same border kibbutz since before the term "sustainable agriculture" existed. The honey jars carry the scent of the Negev's wildflower bloom straight from the hives.

Be'eri Printing House (Kibbutz Be'eri). The kibbutz print shop, running since 1950, kept a single line on its banner after October 7: "Despite everything, we must keep printing." It now produces the greeting cards, tote bags and keepsake prints that go into several Hibuk Otef boxes — a literal continuation of the community's own voice.

Yekev Rimonim (Gaza-envelope region). A boutique liqueur house from the Otef, producing the small-batch fruit liqueurs that show up as the celebratory pour in several of the mid- and upper-tier boxes.

Pekiin Chocolate (Galilee). From a Druze-Arab village in the Upper Galilee that has made olive oil for centuries, a newer boutique chocolate line that fits the "best of all of Israel" framing an organization-wide drive often wants — not south-only, not north-only, both.

Running a Bulk Gift Drive: Logistics, Branding and Timing

A formal quote comes back the same way a normal order does — by WhatsApp, phone or the website — and there is no minimum order size, so the quote scales from 15 units to several hundred. Branding options layer on per unit, all ex-VAT: a 50×50mm sticker on the box (+₪2), a 11×16cm branded greeting postcard (+₪3), or in some cases a branded ribbon (+₪5–8 depending on box size). Multiple boxes can go to one office address for ₪300–500 depending on location (Netanya–Kiryat Gat range), or individually to staff homes for ₪45 ex-VAT per address, 3–8 business days. Every order — single box or 300-unit drive — ships with a proper tax invoice, prepared before delivery, and pricing throughout this guide is ex-VAT (Israel VAT = 18%) for business ordering, as is standard for organizational purchasing. Because a local sender (not an importer) fulfills recipients inside Israel, there's no customs step for anyone on the list who lives there.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work with companies, nonprofits and other organizations placing bulk orders? Yes — this is a large share of Hibuk Otef's business. Tell us the headcount, budget range and occasion, and we'll put together a tailored proposal, including a mixed order where different people on the same list receive different box tiers.

Is there a minimum quantity for a gift drive? No. Orders of any size are accepted, from a handful of board gifts to a few hundred staff or member boxes.

Can we add our organization's branding or a personalized card to every box? Yes. A branded sticker, a branded greeting postcard, or in some cases a branded ribbon can go on every unit in the order — see pricing above.

Are the boxes kosher? Yes — every box is kosher under local rabbinate supervision, and most are Badatz. Dietary needs (no alcohol, no gluten, vegan) can be requested when the order is placed.

Do you ship internationally if our organization is based outside Israel? Yes. Hibuk Otef ships worldwide; cost depends on the size and weight of the shipment and the destination country, confirmed once the boxes are chosen. Standard delivery runs up to about 15 days; faster service in about 7 days is available for a higher shipping fee.

How to Order

Start a quote on the Hibuk Otef website, by WhatsApp at 054-2207955, or by email — tell us the headcount and budget and we'll build the proposal from there.

Written by Neta Lin Cohen — founder of Hibuk Otef, architect and Bezalel graduate, with 30+ years of experience in culinary gifting.