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Next & Now: Fifty Years of the CFO

In April 2023, CFO President and CEO Brian Fogle sat down for an interview with Jeff Houghton to discuss the Community Foundation of the Ozarks at fifty years old. Below are segments of that interview.

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The Community Foundation of the Ozarks was founded in 1973 — listen to Brian tell that story in our first segment.

Having given back more than half a billion dollars to the region in our 50 year history, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks does carry some name recognition. But that doesn't mean that most, or even many, people know what a community foundation does.

In the second segment of his interview with Jeff Houghton, President and CEO Brian Fogle defines the slippery concept of the community foundation.

In the third segment of his interview with Jeff Houghton, Brian Fogle, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, recounts a few of his favorite donations stories from the CFO's fifty year history.

It's a numbers game — in this segment of his interview with Jeff Houghton, CFO President and CEO Brian Fogle shares some of his favorite numbers associated with the CFO. Did you know we serve 60 counties in southern Missouri?

In the final segment of his interview with Jeff Houghton, CFO President and CEO Brian Fogle finally reveals the origin story behind his trademark fashion accessory.

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