Melarbit’s 15th anniversary has been an opportunity to pause and reflect as we prepare to move into our next chapter. In so doing, we hope it encourages you to reassess your own business and philanthropic priorities especially in the post-Covid19 era. We recognize now that our experiences these past fifteen years placed Melarbit in the…

Five best philanthropic practices to build on in the recovery #HudsonGives and Love Your Local represent shifts in traditional fundraising and philanthropic giving that were underway before COVID and we hope will continue long after. Here’s how the positive benefits of philanthropic giving that were accelerated during COVID can be developed and grown: 1. Reinforce…

Small businesses are the backbone of our local communities. While the economic fallout of the pandemic has hurt this sector overall, locally owned restaurants and eateries have been hit the hardest.   That’s why we’re collaborating with the Hudson County Chamber Foundation, Inc. to launch Love Your Local, a fundraising campaign to support local food…

“You never change things by fighting against the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller, 20th century inventor and visionary. While they may not be the most likely place you’d look to for addressing racial disparities, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is, in…