What Global Oneness Project does

Global Oneness Project is a free educational content platform operated by Emergence Institute LLC, headquartered in Inverness/Pt. Reyes Station, California. Founded in 2006, the platform has operated for over 15 years as a curated archive of films, photo essays, essays, audio stories, VR experiences, interviews, and accompanying lesson plans, all made available at no cost to educators. Content is produced in collaboration with award-winning filmmakers (Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Kalyanee Mam), photographers (Camille Seaman, Jane Baldwin), and authors (Parker J. Palmer, Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger), and is pre-aligned with Common Core, the C3 Framework for Social Studies, and Next Generation Science Standards to fit directly into K-12 and higher-education curricula. The materials are available in English and Spanish and are used by K-12 teachers, university professors, and librarians, including named institutions such as Eagle Rock School, the California Global Education Project, and the University of Kansas.

The platform is built as a web-based archive with no disclosed app, API, or SDK, and no underlying AI or machine-learning components are indicated. Distribution is direct to educators via the website, supplemented by organizational partnerships with advocacy groups such as International Rivers, American Rivers, Friends of Lake Turkana, Survival International, and Human Rights Watch. The business model is freemium in the literal sense: content is free to end users, with no subscription, licensing fee, or enterprise contract disclosed. The organization runs on a lean 1–10 person team under Executive Director Cleary Vaughan-Lee, with no disclosed investors, parent company, or funding rounds, suggesting grant and donation-based nonprofit economics rather than commercial revenue.

Name

Global Oneness Project

Legal name

Emergence Institute LLC

Website

https://globalonenessproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Oneness Project is a free, web-based educational platform, operating for 15+ years under Emergence Institute LLC, that provides curated films, photo essays, VR experiences, audio stories, and lesson plans aligned with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards to K-12 teachers, university professors, and librarians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Media and Open Educational Resources

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Lesson Plans & Teaching Units (K–12) (EDAGAJAI)

Keywords

• Educational films
• Documentary media
• K-12 curriculum
• Lesson plans
• Open educational resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Inverness

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Free Educational Content: All content is provided free of charge to educators and students. The organization is operated by Emergence Institute LLC, which likely funds operations through grants, donations, and institutional partnerships rather than content revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Oneness Project produces and freely distributes an original archive of documentary films, photo essays, written essays, audio stories, virtual reality experiences, and interviews covering global cultural, environmental, and social issues. Each story is paired with standards-aligned K-12 and university lesson plans, discussion guides, and webinars. All content is accessible at no cost through the organization's website without registration or paywalls.

Product overview

Global Oneness Project is a free educational content platform operated by Emergence Institute LLC, offering a comprehensive archive of documentary films, photography, essays, and lesson plans for educators across K-12 and university settings. The platform's core offerings include Films, Photo Essays, Essays, Audio Stories, Virtual Reality experiences, Interviews, and Webinars, complemented by educational support resources such as Lesson Plans (organized by grade level: Elementary, Middle School, and High School), Discussion Guides, Conversation Cards, and curated Collections around themes like Indigenous Cultures. Content is aligned with national educational standards and available in multiple languages including Spanish. The platform serves educators, librarians, university professors, parents, and students, functioning as a unified storytelling-based curriculum resource for global cultural and environmental education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Films
• Photo Essays
• Essays
• Audio Stories
• Virtual Reality Experiences
• Interviews
• Lesson Plans
• Discussion Guides
• Conversation Cards
• Webinars
• Curated Collections
• Student Gallery
• Community Conversation Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Curriculum-aligned content mapped to Common Core State Standards, C3 Framework for Social Studies, and Next Generation Science Standards

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• International RiversminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization working to protect rivers and human rights, featured in lesson plan resources about dam development and river ecosystems. Photographer Jane Baldwin serves on their board of directors.
• American RiversminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on river conservation and dam removal, referenced in educational lesson plans about the importance of river protection.
• Friends of Lake TurkanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization working to protect Lake Turkana and surrounding ecosystems in Kenya, referenced in educational content about the Omo River Valley.
• Survival InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting indigenous peoples' rights worldwide, referenced in educational content about indigenous communities facing displacement.
• California Global Education ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of global education organizations, whose Executive Director Dr. Emily Schell is quoted endorsing Global Oneness Project content for student engagement.
• Filmmaker Emmanuel Vaughan-LeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreator of award-winning films including Earthrise, regularly featured on the platform with filmmaker interviews and community conversations.
• Filmmaker Kalyanee MamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning filmmaker whose work on river ecosystems and global water issues is featured in educational content and community conversation series.
• Photographer Camille SeamancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental photographer featured in photo essay collections documenting climate change and polar environments, with companion community conversation series.
• Photographer Jane BaldwincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDocumentary photographer whose decade-long work in Ethiopia's Omo River Valley documenting the Kara tribe's displacement is featured in photo essays and lesson plans.
• Parker J. PalmercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducator and author whose essays and interviews on democracy, moral education, and the inner life of teachers are featured on the platform, including the acclaimed interview 'Turning to Face the Dark' and webinar 'Exploring Moral Education'.
• Rabbi Dr. Ariel BurgercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthor and educator whose essays on teaching, learning, and moral education are featured on the platform, including 'Learning and Teaching from the Heart in Troubled Times', with multiple webinar collaborations.
• Human Rights WatchminorOthersInternational human rights organization referenced as a source in educational lesson plans about indigenous displacement in Ethiopia.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Facing History & Ourselves: Facing History & Ourselves provides free/paid curriculum resources, films, and lesson plans on social justice, democracy, and identity for K-12 educators. Highly comparable thematic focus (democracy, civic education, cultural awareness) and use of documentary storytelling for SEL and ethical education.
• BrainPOP: BrainPOP provides animated educational videos, quizzes, and lesson resources for K-12 classrooms across subjects. Comparable as a multimedia, lesson-plan-driven platform serving the same educator audience, though with broader subject coverage and a subscription-based business model.
• Newsela: Newsela delivers standards-aligned, real-world content with differentiated reading levels for K-12 classrooms. Comparable in standards alignment, K-12 educator audience, and curated educational content distribution model — though primarily text- rather than multimedia-focused.
• Smithsonian Learning Lab: Smithsonian Learning Lab is a free digital archive of museum-curated multimedia resources and teaching collections for educators. Comparable free archive model, multimedia (images, films, documents) format, and educator/curriculum use cases across cultural and historical themes.
• TED-Ed: TED-Ed provides free educational videos and lesson plans featuring expert speakers on global, cultural, and scientific topics. Comparable free model, multimedia storytelling format, and educator target audience — though TED-Ed is broader and lacks Global Oneness Project's cultural/environmental thematic focus.
• PBS LearningMedia: PBS LearningMedia offers free, standards-aligned videos, lesson plans, and interactive content for educators across subjects. Comparable as a free, multimedia, standards-aligned resource serving the same K-12 educator audience with documentary-style storytelling content.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy provides free, standards-aligned educational content — videos, lessons, and exercises — for students and educators globally. Comparable free, standards-aligned model and educator/student audience, though Khan Academy is subject-broad and primarily instructional rather than storytelling-driven.
• Discovery Education: Discovery Education provides a large library of K-12 multimedia content and curriculum resources, often standards-aligned, with both free and paid offerings. Directly comparable in product category, target customer (K-12 educators), and use case (classroom multimedia content).
• National Geographic Education: National Geographic Education provides free multimedia content — films, photo essays, and lesson plans — focused on cultures, environments, and global issues. Closely mirrors Global Oneness Project's content format mix, thematic focus (Indigenous cultures, climate, ecology), and educator target audience.
• Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance): Learning for Justice offers free K-12 classroom resources — lesson plans, films, and teaching guides — focused on social justice, equity, and cultural awareness. Comparable free model, K-12 educator target, social-justice thematic focus, and lesson-plan-plus-multimedia content format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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