Alumni Survey: Fall 2025
Background
TAMID Group is a nonprofit organization that connects undergraduate students with the Israeli economy through consulting, investment, and fellowship opportunities. With chapters at nearly 60 universities, TAMID develops future business leaders through hands-on experience with Israeli startups and companies.
The organization conducted its own internal multi-year research effort to understand how experiential, career-based engagement with Israel shapes long-term attitudes, relationships, and professional behavior among its students, fellows, and alumni. The survey explores whether connecting young people to Israel through hands-on business, entrepreneurship, and professional development fosters more durable engagement with Israel than traditional identity or advocacy programs.
The research reflects TAMID’s core model: immersing undergraduates in the Israeli economy through consulting projects, startup internships, leadership training, and continued alumni community involvement. Overall findings indicate that meeting young people where they are in their career development, rather than relying on advocacy-based approaches, produces more durable and self-directed engagement. Alumni who engage with Israel through their professional and entrepreneurial interests consistently maintain meaningful and tangible ties to Israel well into adulthood.
Methodology
TAMID surveys its member community on an ongoing basis and conducted two major alumni surveys for this study. Alumni surveys were administered in May–July 2024 with 783 responses and again in May 2025 with 460 responses.
Respondents in the 2025 wave represented a wide range of graduation years:
0 to 3 years since graduation: 170 respondents
4 to 6 years since graduation: 176 respondents
7 or more years since graduation: 114 respondents
Across both years, the combined dataset reflects the experiences of hundreds of young professionals who participated in TAMID between 2020 and 2025. Respondents include both former undergraduate members and alumni of TAMID’s summer fellowship program.
Demographic data across the alumni sample is generally consistent. Approximately 80 percent identify as Jewish and 20 percent as non-Jewish. Gender distribution is roughly 60 percent male and 40 percent female.
All alumni findings reported below reflect alumni respondents. Student and fellowship findings are reported separately to avoid conflation.
Student Findings
TAMID maintains a substantial footprint among undergraduates. Students complete more than 200 consulting projects each semester across 58 college campuses. Fifty-nine percent of student members report that TAMID is their only touchpoint with Israel, underscoring the program’s unique role in campus engagement.
Students rate their connection to Israel each semester on a scale of 1 (no connection) to 5 (very strong connection). Longitudinal cohort data shows increasing levels of connection the longer students participate in TAMID programming.
Student demographic data is consistent year over year. In 2024, membership was 59.77 percent male and 40.23 percent female. In 2025, membership was 59.34 percent male and 40 percent female. Jewish representation shifted from 80.05 percent in 2024 to 78.04 percent in 2025, while non-Jewish membership rose from 14.24 percent to 17.39 percent.
Fellowship Findings
The summer fellowship produces measurable changes in participants’ connection to Israel and leadership trajectories. The percentage of fellows rating their connection to Israel as very strong (5 out of 5) nearly doubled after the fellowship, increasing from the mid-40 percent range prior to the fellowship to 73 percent afterward.
Ninety-two percent of fellows indicated that they would feel comfortable and confident traveling to Israel for work within five years if their company asked them to do so.
Leadership development similarly reflects program impact. Prior to the fellowship, 47.8 percent of fellows held leadership roles. After the fellowship, 62.7 percent indicated they would return to leadership positions.
Fellows cite intensive leadership training, real-world project experience, and immersion in Israel’s business environment as key contributors to their professional growth.
Company partner feedback reinforces these findings. Fellows received an average performance rating of 4.8 out of 5, reflecting 96 percent satisfaction. TAMID staff support received a 4.9 out of 5 rating, reflecting 98 percent satisfaction. Company partners reported a Net Promoter Score of 82.5. Ninety-one percent expressed interest in hosting fellows again, and 25 percent indicated interest in additional consulting partnerships.
Alumni Findings
Approximately 70 percent of alumni report a meaningful and sustained connection to Israel years after graduating. Among these alumni, 73 percent characterize their connection as very or extremely meaningful.
Seventy-five percent say TAMID influenced their connection to Israel, demonstrating the central role the program played in shaping this long-term relationship. Among non-Jewish alumni, all respondents who describe a strong connection to Israel attribute that connection primarily to TAMID.
Ninety-two percent of alumni report retaining a strong understanding of Israel and the Israeli business ecosystem. Alumni consistently credit TAMID’s experiential, career-based exposure with building practical knowledge that continues to influence their professional interests and global awareness.
Alumni report a wide range of tangible engagement behaviors after graduation. In 2025, 81.52 percent follow Israel in the news, and 76.52 percent talk to family and friends about Israel. Fifty-one percent have traveled to Israel post-graduation. Nearly 30 percent seek out opportunities to connect with Israel in their professional work, an increase from 25.8 percent in 2024, and 20.22 percent work directly with Israelis.
Forty percent report involvement with other Israel-related organizations, representing an increase from 28.99 percent in 2024. Participation in the TAMID alumni community remains consistent at 26.74 percent in 2025.
Alumni who attribute their connection to Israel to TAMID report higher levels of emotional and behavioral engagement than the overall alumni population. Seventy-four percent report a strong or very strong connection to Israel, compared to 71 percent of all alumni. Seventy-two percent report meaningful and tangible engagement, compared to 69 percent overall. Ninety-four percent report a good or very good understanding of the Israeli ecosystem, compared to 92 percent overall.
Program Model and Engagement Drivers
The data supports a clear conclusion: TAMID’s model linking professional skill-building, consulting work, and startup internships to Israel’s innovation ecosystem creates enduring, self-directed engagement with Israel.
Students and fellows develop familiarity, confidence, and real-world competencies that translate into long-term alumni behavior. Alumni are not simply expressing positive attitudes; they are taking actions that integrate Israel into their personal and professional lives, including maintaining relationships, seeking collaboration, consuming news, and continuing to travel.
Success Stories and Partner Feedback
Qualitative findings reinforce the survey data. Fellowship participants regularly produce high-impact work products for companies, receive exceptional performance evaluations, and are described as top interns.
Company partners report 96 percent satisfaction with fellow performance and a Net Promoter Score of 82.5. Ninety-one percent express interest in hosting fellows again, and 25 percent indicate interest in additional consulting partnerships.
Conclusion
The findings present a clear and consistent picture. TAMID’s experiential, career-focused model produces lasting engagement with Israel among students, fellows, and alumni, including non-Jewish participants who would otherwise have minimal exposure.
By grounding engagement in professional development, innovation, and real-world opportunity, TAMID equips young people to connect to Israel on their own terms. These results suggest a replicable strategy for broadening and deepening young professionals’ long-term relationship with Israel across additional industries and sectors.