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## [Board Time: Three Keys to Strategic Engagement](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/board-time-three-keys-to-strategic-engagement)

 Posted by [Jim Canales](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-canales) on Feb 28, 2018, 2:01:00 PM

*This blog post is the first in a series written by foundation leaders in response to a new research report published by BoardSource titled  *[Foundation Board Leadership: A Closer Look at Foundation Board Responses to Leading with Intent 2017.](https://leadingwithintent.org/foundation-report/)*This report is an effort to better understand the...*

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## [Form 990 — A Guide for Newcomers to Nonprofit Research](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/form-990-a-guide-for-newcomers-to-nonprofit-research)

 Posted by [Chris Thompson, Ph. D., former director of research and evaluation, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/chris-thompson-ph-d-director-of-research-and-evaluation-boardsource) on Mar 2, 2016, 2:00:00 PM

***BoardSource’s director of research and evaluation suggests how nonprofit research newcomers and students can best wrestle this beast to the ground and extract value (without too many scars that you wouldn’t want to show around the office).***

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