# Learning IS Strategy but Some Learning Teams Stay Stuck in Reactive Mode. Here's Why.

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Podcast: [Learning for Good | L&D Solutions and Leadership Development for Nonprofits](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-for-good-l-d-solutions-and-leadership-development-for-nonprofits-5435400)
Published: 2026-07-20T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Does your L&D team spend most of its time responding to urgent training requests instead of shaping strategy? In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with Mark Nilles and Scot Vessell, two experienced learning and development leaders, to discuss what it actually takes for nonprofit L&D to operate as a strategic lever. We argue that becoming a strategic partner starts with an internal shift, from seeing yourself as a learning designer who produces training to seeing yourself a...

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