HAYLOWClosing the proof gap, one guide at a time
Practical, no-fluff guides for program directors. Each one is built to be read in a sitting and used the same week.
How to Show a Funder Your Program Is Working
Outputs vs. outcomes, what actually counts as evidence, and a four-part system that turns everyday sessions into proof a funder can read.
Read the guideWhat to Put in a Grant Outcome Report
A section-by-section breakdown of what funders actually read — outcomes against your goals, the evidence behind them, and what to leave out.
Read the guideHow to Measure Outcomes for a Mentoring Program
Outputs vs. outcomes vs. indicators, what to actually track, and how to capture relational change without flattening it into a number.
Read the guideHow to Onboard Coaches So Every Session Meets the Same Standard
The lowest layer of the proof system: train every coach to one standard, so quality stops being a coin flip and every later layer can be trusted.
Read the guideHow to Build a Coaching Rubric Funders Trust
What a rubric is, what belongs in it, and how to weight categories so a score actually reflects whether the session was good.
Read the guideHow to Document Program Sessions So the Work Isn't Lost
A two-minute-per-session habit that turns what happened in the room into a record you can stand behind months later — without turning coaches into clerks.
Read the guideWhat Data Your Nonprofit Should Track to Prove Impact
You could track a hundred things. Funders care about maybe six. The short list that actually proves impact — and the vanity metrics to stop counting.
Read the guideHow to Make the Case for a Grant Renewal
A renewal is not a new pitch — it is proof you did what you said. How to show delivery against last cycle's goals, own what missed, and make the case for the next one.
Read the guideHow to Write a Theory of Change for a Small Nonprofit
The plain-English version of the thing you keep getting told you need — a one-page theory of change you can write in an afternoon, and the outcomes it hands you to prove.
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