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VERBATIM
Jason Jakubowski | president and CEO, Foodshare
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
T
here's a new leader at Foodshare, the Bloom-
field-based food bank serving Hartford and
Tolland counties, but he's a familiar face
hungry to help his community.
Jason Jakubowski proved that in 1999 when, at 21, he
was elected to the first of two terms on the New Britain
city council. He was among five inspired young men
newly or recently elected to government positions in
Connecticut featured in a 2001 New York Times article
as "The new generation," and as having "more energy,
more idealism, but less faith in an entrenched political
system that is often ineffective."
The up-and-comers included Chris Murphy, now U.S.
senator; Kevin Graff, lobbying firm owner; T.R. Rowe,
probate judge; and Tim Herbst, gubernatorial candidate.
Jakubowski's career includes director of corporate
and community development at Charter Oak State
College and, most recently, vice president of external
relations at Hospital for Special Care.
On July 31, he joined Foodshare, a nonprofit with
2016 revenues of $30.2 million, including $24.1 million
in donated food, and about 50 staff supported by 4,700
volunteers. It provided enough food for 11.5 million
meals to 300 partner programs. He recently answered a
few questions about his new job.
What's the biggest challenge facing Foodshare?
Fundraising. The amount of food donated is incred-
ible, but it takes $6 million in monetary donations, plus
in-kind support from volunteers to get food to those
who need it.
What's the biggest challenge you face in your job?
Food banking is a new industry for me, but the work
is still about helping people.
What's the biggest opportunity you face?
I have a terrific board that has confidence in me to
reorganize and restructure the organization so we can
have an even greater impact.
How would you describe the funding climate in your
sector?
Connecticut's nonprofit sector is in a precarious
financial position. A strength at Foodshare, though, is
the super-majority of our revenue comes from private
philanthropy, not government.
Tell us something about you many people don't know.
My wife, Sarah, and I have five children, including two
sets of fraternal twins. Family is my No. 1 priority. It's all
about balance.
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