California Global Education Project

What California Global Education Project does

California Global Education Project (CGEP) is a nonprofit professional learning organization founded in 1985 and housed at the Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. With 13 employees, CGEP designs and delivers professional learning programs for PK-12 educators across California to develop global competence in youth, operating through a statewide network of eight regional Host Sites (Humboldt County Office of Education, Glenn County Office of Education, Columbia Union School District, ORIAS at UC Berkeley, Orange County Department of Education, Vista Heritage Global Academy, Yolo County Office of Education, and San Diego County Office of Education). Its product portfolio includes the year-long Teaching for Sustainable Communities program, the Global Teacher Fellowship (cohorts of approximately 10 educators annually), the Future Imperfect and Points In Between podcast series, the CGEPresources.org curated PK-12 resource website, Global Book Bags, Latino Leaders Speak curriculum, Global Book Lists, Distance Learning Resources, and the annual California Global Education Forum.

The organization's underlying technology is not algorithmic — CGEP operates as a content-driven professional learning network rather than a software company. Its core technical assets are the proprietary Global Competence Framework (Investigating the World, Recognizing Perspectives, Communicating Ideas, Taking Action), an online resource filtering website, podcast media distributed via Vimeo and major podcast platforms, and Squarespace-hosted web properties. The Future Imperfect podcast series, created with UC Berkeley's ORIAS program and featuring climate scientist Nancy Freitas, represents the most distinctive content asset, covering climate change impacts across all nine California climate regions.

CGEP's revenue model is grant-funded and institutionally supported rather than transaction-based. Programs are offered free to California educators, with stipends paid to participants ($1,500 for Global Teacher Fellows, $200-$400 for workshops). The organization recently introduced a $500 out-of-state registration fee for the Teaching for Sustainable Communities program, which represents its only direct fee revenue stream. Financial partners include the Longview Foundation and National Geographic Society. Institutional partnerships span the California Department of Education, California Subject Matter Projects, California Geographic Alliance, California World Language Project, California Environmental Literacy Steering Committee, Ten Strands, Generation Global, and Global Oneness Project. Graduate-level extension credit is available through the University of San Diego for $225, and out-of-state registrants represent a nascent monetization pathway beyond California's free educator model.

Name

California Global Education Project

Legal name

California Global Education Project

Website

https://calglobaled.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

California Global Education Project is a nonprofit professional learning organization that designs and delivers global education programs for PK-12 educators across California through regional Host Sites, fellowships, podcasts, and curriculum resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Professional learning programs
• Global education curriculum
• Teacher professional development
• Environmental literacy education
• PK-12 global competence

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Institutional Support: CGEP operates as a nonprofit professional learning organization affiliated with the Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego. The organization appears to be funded through grants and institutional partnerships. Professional learning programs are provided at no cost to educators, with some programs offering stipends to participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CGEP designs and leads professional learning programs in global education for PK-12 educators across California, delivered through regional Host Sites and the Statewide Office at the University of San Diego. Core offerings include year-long fellowships, summer institutes, regional workshops, and Communities of Practice, supported by an original content library covering the Global Competence Framework, podcast series, curated resource website, book programs, and curriculum materials. Programs are provided free of charge to California educators, with select programs offering participation stipends.

Product overview

California Global Education Project (CGEP) is a professional development organization that designs and delivers quality professional learning programs for PK-12 educators in California to prepare youth to be globally competent. The organization's offerings include the core Professional Learning Programs, the signature Teaching for Sustainable Communities year-long program, the Global Teacher Fellowship, the Future Imperfect and Points In Between podcast series, the CGEPresources.org resource website, Global Book Bags and Book Lists curriculum materials, Latino Leaders Speak curriculum, the annual California Global Education Forum, the monthly Global Matters newsletter, Distance Learning Resources, and Global Classroom Connect virtual exchange programs. These products collectively support educators in developing global competence frameworks, environmental literacy, and civic engagement across disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Future Imperfect: A podcast series dedicated to exploring how climate change will affect individuals and communities across California, tied together by concepts of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and climate justice
• Global Teacher Fellows
• Teaching for Sustainable Communities
• Global Matters
• CGEPresources.org

Products and services

• Professional Learning Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Stipends provided to educators ($1,500 for Global Teacher Fellows, $200-$400 for workshops)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Humboldt County Office of EducationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Host Site partner providing in-person professional learning programs for educators in the North Coast region. Also hosts the Global Classroom Connect program partnering California teachers with Taiwan classrooms.
• Glenn County Office of EducationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Host Site partner offering professional learning programs and Global Book Bags workshops for educators in Glenn County.
• Columbia Union School DistrictcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Host Site partner providing professional learning opportunities for educators in the Columbia Union School District region.
• ORIAS at UC BerkeleycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Host Site partner at UC Berkeley's Office of Resources for International and Area Studies, hosting programs and producing the Future Imperfect podcast series.
• Orange County Department of EducationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Host Site partner providing professional learning programs for educators in Orange County.
• San Diego County Office of EducationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Host Site partner providing professional learning programs for educators in the San Diego region.
• Jacobs Institute for Innovation in EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego houses the CGEP Statewide Office, providing institutional affiliation and support.
• Global STEAM2 AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGEP is working in partnership with Global STEAM2 Academy in Santa Paula Unified to develop a model Global Education school, providing meetings, workshops, coaching, and resource development.
• California Schools Leadership Academy for the 21st Century (21 CSLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGEP collaborated with CSMP and 21 CSLA to develop Inquiry Now professional learning program for school leaders focused on equity-centered instructional leadership.
• California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGEP participates in CSMP-led initiatives including the CAPP College Going Culture Program and LeadLearn forum, collaborating with California History-Social Science Project, Science Project, Writing Project, and Reading & Literature Project.
• California Global Education Network (CGEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGEN is a partner in the California Global Education Forum and collaborative initiatives, representing the broader network of global education programs.
• California Geographic AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the California Global Education Forum and collaboration on geography education resources including the Teaching Geography with the New California Atlas program.
• California World Language Project (CWLP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGEP partnered with CWLP for the World Language Summer Seminar and to develop the California Model Global Education Program.
• Generation GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational program providing resources and information about videoconference exchanges for students in grades 6-12, referenced as a resource for connecting students globally.
• Global Oneness ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of short films, photo essays, and articles for students to examine global themes, featured in CGEP's Program Information resources.
• California Environmental Literacy Steering CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner supporting the Teaching for Sustainable Communities program through the California International Studies Project (CISP).
• California Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CGEP and California World Language Project to develop the California Model Global Education Program.
• Ten StrandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner that sponsored CGEP's session presentation at the California STEAM Symposium and supports environmental literacy initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iEARN (International Education and Resource Network): iEARN operates a global K-12 virtual exchange network connecting classrooms across countries — directly analogous to CGEP's Global Classroom Connect program partnering California and Taiwan classrooms, with similar educator professional learning components.
• Facing History and Ourselves: Facing History provides professional development, curriculum resources, and educator networks for K-12 teachers addressing identity, civic engagement, and global awareness — closely overlapping CGEP's professional learning focus on social justice, perspective-taking, and global themes.
• Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance): Learning for Justice produces free K-12 curriculum, professional development resources, and educator frameworks on social justice, anti-bias, and global awareness — directly comparable to CGEP's curriculum publishing and educator support mission.
• Generation Global: Generation Global provides K-12 virtual exchange and global citizenship programming for grades 6-12 — explicitly named as a resource partner on CGEP's site and a direct functional peer for cross-cultural student exchange.
• Global Oneness Project: Global Oneness Project produces short films, photo essays, and articles on global themes for K-12 students — explicitly referenced as a content partner in CGEP's resource library and a direct peer in multimedia global education content.
• World Savvy: World Savvy provides K-12 global competence education programs, professional development for teachers, and student programming focused on global citizenship — directly aligned with CGEP's Global Competence Framework and California PK-12 educator focus.
• Asia Society: Asia Society is a leading global education organization that develops global competence frameworks, K-12 curriculum resources, and professional learning programs for educators — directly comparable to CGEP's mission of building global competence in PK-12 students through teacher professional development.

Broad incumbents

• National Geographic Society Education: National Geographic operates a far larger global K-12 education portfolio spanning curriculum, professional learning, and grantmaking — a funder of CGEP-adjacent programs and a broader incumbent operating in overlapping global education and geography domains.

Others

• Longview Foundation: Longview Foundation is an education philanthropy that funds global education professional learning and K-12 international studies — a current CGEP funder and an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct service competitor.

Emerging players

• Pulitzer Center: Pulitzer Center produces K-12 global journalism curriculum, teacher professional development, and classroom resources on global issues — an emerging peer with partial overlap to CGEP's global competence and sustainability content offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CGEP_CA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBerkeley-ORIAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/california-global-education-project

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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