For many nonprofits, coalitions, and foundations, June 30th marks not just the close of a fiscal year, but a quiet invitation to pause.
It’s a natural hinge point in the calendar. Budgets reset. Strategic plans enter a new phase. Team capacity gets reassessed. And often, without fully naming it, organizations begin asking:
Are we aligned for what’s ahead?
At The Intersect, we’ve spent the first half of this year helping partners move through transitions, launch new initiatives, and design the systems change requires; whether that change is within institutions, across coalitions, or embedded in policy landscapes. What’s becoming increasingly clear is this:
Sustainable impact doesn’t begin with a strategic plan. It begins with strategic readiness.
Why a Mid-Year Check-In Matters
Whether you’re a coalition building policy power, a nonprofit mid-transition, or a funder adapting to shifting federal priorities: this moment matters.
The middle of the year offers a chance to:
- Reconnect with your north star
- Revisit what’s working (and what’s not)
- Realign people, processes, and priorities
- Resource what’s needed before the pressure of Q4
It doesn’t need to be complicated. But it does need to be intentional.
Five Questions to Ask This July
As you take stock, we invite you to ask:
- What are we moving toward, and is everyone clear on it?
Vision drift is real. Clarity creates momentum. - Are we structured to hold the work we’re taking on?
That includes staffing, governance, and decision-making infrastructure. - What needs to shift internally to meet external demands?
Strategy fails when systems stay the same. - Are our partnerships aligned; or just active?
Collaboration without shared direction burns resources, it does not build impact. - What kind of support do we need to build what’s next?
Sometimes the answer isn’t more, it’s different.
What We’re Seeing in the Field
Across sectors, we’re seeing a shift in what leaders are prioritizing. Many of our partners are asking for:
- Organizational assessments to prepare for new strategy cycles.
- Facilitation support to build cross-functional and cross-sector alignment.
- Strategy refreshes that focus less on deliverables and more on readiness.
- Adjustments to policy engagement strategy in light of federal shifts and funding constraints.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not behind, you’re right on time.
The Intersect’s Approach
We believe organizational health, clarity, and alignment aren’t side work. They’re the core of the work.
That’s why we help partners:
- Align internal systems with external strategy.
- Design frameworks that flex across complex systems.
- Build coalitions, infrastructure, and teams that can move the work forward.
- Center equity, governance, and implementation at the same time.
Because we know: impact only scales when the foundation can hold it.
Ready for a Reset?
Whether you’re preparing for strategic planning, launching a new initiative, or simply taking a moment to reflect, we’d love to support your next move.
How We Think?
At The Intersect, we don’t treat strategy, systems, and change as separate efforts; we see them as interdependent:
Here’s how we hold the work internally, too.
- Strategy is our compass: it sets direction, vision, and value-based decision-making.
- Systems are the terrain: they shape how power, people, and process flow.
- Organizational change is the vehicle: it determines how the work actually moves, adapts, and holds.
Strategy. Systems. Clarity for what’s next.
Let’s build it with intention.