Bruce Arbit, CFRE, MPA pictured in front of Cowerks shared office space in Asbury Park, NJ.

About Bruce Arbit Bruce Arbit, founder and principal of Melarbit Partners, has 25 years of professional fundraising, marketing and organizational development experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors. His work has resulted in over $100 million dollars raised in support of organizations in healthcare/disease/disabilities, social/human services, community/economic development and the arts.  Bruce is a graduate of New York University where he holds a masters degree in Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He also has completed the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. He holds a bachelor of science in Business and Marketing from the University of Maryland, College Park. For the past six years he has served as an Expert Advisor in Strategic Philanthropy with NYU’s Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program in Social Entrepreneurship. Bruce is a resident of Asbury Park where he is actively involved the city’s revitalization efforts. Volunteer and pro-bono work include the Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (artsCAP) as a member of its Board and Chair of the Public/Private Partnership Committee; and a Board Member of the Hope Academy Charter School Foundation. He also plays an informal role in several other community building efforts. The name Melarbit comes from a ‘blend’ of Melamed and Arbit. Steve Melamed was Bruce’s step-father, business coach and friend for close to thirty years until he passed away in December, 2010. Much of the work of Melarbit Partners is inspired by this relationship. Bruce is passionate about cooking and eating good food.

Examples of revitalization efforts underway in Asbury Park, NJ.