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Foundation Center

foundation centerSearch the Foundation Directory Online Professional (IN LIBRARY USE ONLY). This fully searchable database includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation’s top funders.

The Rochester Public Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. As a member of this nationwide network of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit agencies, the Rochester Public Library provides patrons with free public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management.



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Author of the Month: Steven Berlin Johnson

Steven Johnson is the best-selling author of seven books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His writings have influenced everything from the way political campaigns use the Internet, to cutting-edge ideas in urban planning, to the battle against 21st-century terrorism.

Steven was chosen by Prospect <empty>magazine as one of the Top Ten Brains of the Digital Future. Both social critic and technologist, Johnson has a genius for mapping the future—for predicting and explaining the real-world impact of cutting-edge developments in science, technology and media.

In his book "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural <empty>History of Innovation". Johnson asks the questions, What kind of environment fosters the development of good ideas? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen?

See Steven Berlin Johnson materials in the library's collection