December 24, 2024

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Norman B. Gildin

Norman B. Gildin has fundraised for nonprofits for more than three decades and has raised upwards of $92 million in the process. He is the National Director of The Aleph Institute. A resident of Teaneck for 34 years, he now resides in Boynton Beach, Florida, and can be reached at [email protected]

Articles by Norman B. Gildin

What Will Your Donor Remember?

Entrepreneur magazine is one of my favorite publications because of the creative ideas the staff comes up with for entrepreneurs and franchisees. Jason Feifer is

Choosing a Major Fundraiser

Size matters. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. But please keep your thoughts clean. It’s not what you think. This is a family-friendly story for

The Moral Dilemma

As of this writing, Israel’s war rages on. It has raised moral questions, or dilemmas, that need addressing. I normally stay away from politics. But

When Apologies Are in Order

The heaviest weight ever lifted by a powerlifter in a sanctioned competition was 1,104 lbs. by Icelandic strongman Hafthor Bjornsson in May 2020. He achieved

When Major Donors Divorce

  I met Joe and Jeanette Goldstein (pseudonym), a philanthropic couple, at a UJA Federation dinner in Manhattan. It wasn’t long before we struck up

Time to Call SWAT

An old joke goes something like this: Abe and Esther are flying to Australia for a two-week vacation to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Suddenly, over

The Bard Is Right

I confess that English literature was not my favorite subject in college. But one quote from William Shakespeare has always stuck with me. In Timon

Think Big

Penny Marshall directed a 1988 American fantasy drama film called “Big” about the wish of a 12-year-old boy to become an adult. After being transformed

When an Emergency Arises

During a nationally televised NFL game, Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills safety, collapsed following a routine tackle. The incident riveted the entire country’s attention. Thanks

‘If I Only Had a Brain!’

In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow laments he was deprived of the mental capacity that he later learned he always possessed. Declaring

Palindrome Syndrome

Every morning I hit the gym at 5:00 a.m. for several hours (yes; I am a gym shark), and over the years it taught me