In our house, we have a good couch and an everyday couch. Our good couch is taken care of. And it's lasted for years. Then we have our everyday couch. It's also used to watch movies or lounge around on. But we are a little less careful about spilling popcorn on it and kids jumping on it. This couch is also part of our story, but we don't expect it to last as long. It's easy to know which couch is more valuable. It's the one we care for. But is it that easy to know if your Learning and Development team is a valued business partner at work? That's what we're going to explore in today's episode. ▶️ Is Learning and Development a Valued Business Partner in Your Nonprofit? Three Ways to Know For Sure▶️ Key Points:03:02 Referring team members to Learning and Development when skill gaps are noticed 04:35 Including Learning and Development when senior leaders are making operational decisions05:15 Proactively identifying what resources Learning and Development needs to support the overall projectResources from this episode:Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collectiveWas this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review! ???Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. ?Connect with HeatherLinkedin: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.Are you ready to reduce the overwhelm of creating learning for your organization? My team and I will partner with your organization to perform the analysis, design the learning, develop all of the supporting course materials, prepare your facilitators for implementation, and create the evaluation strategy and feedback loops you need to continuously improve. Send me an email at heather@skillmastersmarket.com to get started.