Climate Generation

What Climate Generation does

Climate Generation was a Minneapolis-based nonprofit founded in 2006 that operated for 20 years as a climate change education and youth empowerment organization. It served three core persona segments: educators integrating climate change into classrooms, youth leaders engaged in climate advocacy, and community members pursuing climate justice action. Its core "products" were educational resources and community programs — including the Storytelling Toolkit for the Classroom, the Eyewitness book and discussion guide, the Co-Mentorship Toolkit, the Seal of Climate Literacy credential, the Minnesota Youth Climate Summit, and climate change education book clubs — all delivered free of charge. There is no proprietary technology platform described; distribution relied on community networks, education institutions, and climate gatherings, with a co-creation model in which educators, youth, and community members co-authored and co-led work alongside staff.

The organization's business model was nonprofit grant- and donation-funded (no revenue, ARR, or budget figures are disclosed in the source material), with 19 employees and a community-led go-to-market motion. Pricing was not applicable as resources were provided at no cost. Following 20 years of operation, Climate Generation closed its doors in February 2026 and transferred its digital resources to three partner organizations for continued free public access: Change Narrative LLC (storytelling resources), EcoRise (education and action-based resources), and the Minnesota Youth Council (Seal of Climate Literacy). The company has no parent, no subsidiaries, no disclosed investors, and no AI/ML capabilities are referenced anywhere in the source material.

Name

Climate Generation

Legal name

Climate Generation

Website

https://climategen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Climate Generation was a Minneapolis-based climate education nonprofit (2006–2026) that provided free toolkits, credential programs, and youth summits to educators, youth leaders, and community members, before closing in February 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Education Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAH

Environmental Education & Outreach

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Climate education
• Youth climate empowerment
• Climate literacy
• Environmental education
• Climate justice

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Nonprofit operations (closed): Climate Generation operated as a nonprofit organization focused on climate change education and youth empowerment, providing free resources and programs. The organization closed its doors in February 2026 after 20 years of operation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Climate Generation provided free climate change education resources, toolkits, and programs to educators, youth leaders, and community members. Core offerings included the Storytelling Toolkit for the Classroom, the Eyewitness book and discussion guide, the Co-Mentorship Toolkit, the Seal of Climate Literacy credential program, the Minnesota Youth Climate Summit, and climate change education book clubs.

Product overview

Climate Generation offered a collection of climate education resources and programs centered on empowering educators, youth leaders, and community members. The portfolio included the Storytelling Toolkit for the Classroom, Eyewitness book and discussion guide, and Co-Mentorship Toolkit—collectively focused on climate storytelling and leadership development—as well as the Seal of Climate Literacy credential program. The organization also ran the Minnesota Youth Climate Summit and facilitated climate change education book clubs. Following the organization's closure in February 2026, these resources are being distributed to partner organizations: EcoRise hosts the education and action-based resources, Change Narrative, LLC hosts the storytelling resources, and the Minnesota Youth Council continues the Seal of Climate Literacy work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Storytelling Toolkit for the Classroom

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Change Narrative, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Change Narrative, LLC is hosting Climate Generation's storytelling resources including the Storytelling Toolkit for the Classroom, Eyewitness book and discussion guide, and the Co-Mentorship Toolkit. These resources will continue to be available free of charge.
• EcoRisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026EcoRise is hosting the majority of Climate Generation's education and action-based resources, ensuring continued access to climate education materials for educators and youth.
• Minnesota Youth CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026The Minnesota Youth Council is continuing the Seal of Climate Literacy work, preserving this important credentialing program for youth climate education.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• The Wild Center: Climate education-focused natural history center offering youth programs, educator resources, and community climate initiatives — a strong operational comparison.
• Change Narrative, LLC: Climate storytelling and narrative-change consultancy that now hosts Climate Generation's storytelling resources. Operates in the same climate narrative/education intersection.
• Alliance for Climate Education (ACE): National nonprofit focused on climate education and youth climate leadership training for high school students, with similar educator and youth-leader target segments.
• Earth Guardians: Youth-driven climate organization training and mobilizing young climate leaders globally; directly comparable target audience and community-led climate action model.
• iMatter: Youth climate leadership nonprofit focused on empowering young people to lead local climate campaigns — comparable mission and youth-leader audience.
• Earth Uprising: Youth-led climate education and advocacy nonprofit training young leaders and providing climate curriculum resources — closely comparable to Climate Generation's youth leadership focus.
• EcoRise: National nonprofit providing K-12 environmental and climate literacy curriculum, teacher training, and student programs. The most direct comparable — and now the explicit successor hosting Climate Generation's education/action resources.

Broad incumbents

• 350.org: Large-scale global climate movement organization running grassroots climate campaigns, education, and youth mobilization; broader scope but overlapping community-climate-action model.
• GreenFaith: Multi-faith environmental and climate education organization building community-level climate leadership — comparable community engagement and education approach.

Regional players

• Minnesota 350 (MN350): Minnesota-focused climate action organization engaging community members and youth on climate change; directly comparable to Climate Generation's Minnesota base and community-led approach.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climate-generation

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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