Reflections from the work

Founder Journal

Reflections, questions, lessons, and updates connected to the mission and the work Telos is exploring.

  • Child Status Index Mobile App

    We are proud to announce that at this year’s Christian Alliance for Orphan’s (CAFO) annual summit we will debut a mobile app that allows for input of the Child Status Index (CSI) information related to OVC.  Last year, I attended a webinar conducted by Dr. Bev Nyberg, one of the creators of the CSI, as […]

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  • CAFO Summit Technology Discovery Meetings

    In May 2014, my beautiful wife Anne and I were blessed to attend the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Summit 2014. This was the fifth annual conference I was able to attend to learn more about the needs of the global orphan community. One of our goals was to also to gather with some of […]

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  • Helping Orphans with Technology

    Helping Orphans with Technology I have been talking with those I know that will be attending the CAFO Summit 2014 and have an interest in how to leverage technology to assist orphan serving organizations build capacity and sustainability. After sending an invite to Greg Buzek at Retail Orphan Initiative (ROI) he let me know that […]

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  • CAFO Summit 2014 Technology Intensive Goals

    Technology Pre-conference Meeting Proposed Agenda My lovely and sweet wife, Anne, has been in touch with Jedd from CAFO and has learned that they have filled out the “official” pre-conference intensives and aren’t in a position to assist with promotion of our idea for a meeting around technology needs and common understanding of tech terms for […]

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  • CAFO Summit 2014

    CAFO Summit 2014 – Pre-conference IT Intensive My very sweet and smart wife, Anne F. Rauth, has been kind to step in and assist me with planning for an IT intensive the day before the CAFO Summit 2014 officially begins on May 1st.  So, on Wed., April 30th at 1:00 we will gather at a room […]

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  • CAFO Summit 2014 IT Intensive

    In May 2014, the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) will have their annual summit at Willow Creek Church in Chicago.  This year, we have been working with CAFO and others we have met attending this great conference over the last few years to organize a pre-conference get together the day before the conference.  This will […]

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