The Generations Project

Name

The Generations Project

Legal name

The Generations Project

Website

https://thegenerationsproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Storytelling & LGBTQ+ Community Programming

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Libraries and Archives (519210), Libraries and Archives (51921)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural, Arts & Humanities Community Education (Museums/Arts Councils) (EDAAAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Creative Learning for Seniors (Music, writing, crafts) (EDAAAMAI), Community & Senior Center Lifelong Learning Programs (EDAAAMAB), Senior/Third-Age Lifelong Learning Institutes (EDAAAEAJ)

Keywords

• LGBTQ+ storytelling
• Corporate DEI training
• Digital archival services
• Interactive workshops
• Community cultural events

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization relies heavily on donations from individuals and funders to sustain operations, pay storytellers, host events, and grow the digital archive.
2. Event Ticket Sales: Ticketed events for in-person and virtual storytelling shows, processed through Zeffy platform.
3. Corporate Partnership Programs: Customized storytelling programs delivered to corporate clients including live shows, single storyteller/panel appearances, and interactive workshops for organizational learning and development goals.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Generations Project is a nonprofit living archive that preserves LGBTQ+ history through live and virtual storytelling shows, interactive workshops, and single-storyteller/panel programs for both community audiences and corporate clients. Its core outputs are professionally filmed storytelling events that feed a permanent digital archive at the New York Public Library, supplemented by customized corporate partnerships for diversity, equity, inclusion, and learning-and-development goals.

Product overview

The Generations Project is a living archive of LGBTQ+ stories offering a portfolio of storytelling-driven programs. Its core offerings include Live Storytelling Shows (curated multi-storyteller entertainment events), Single Storyteller or Panel programs, and Interactive Workshops. Supporting programs include a Digital Archive of filmed narratives, the annual Genny Awards gala, Virtual Programs (including LGBTQuesdays), and specialized Provincetown programming including Bygone & Beloved Storytelling events and the collaborative exhibition 'An Anecdotal LGBTQ+ History of the Last Century of Provincetown.' The organization primarily serves organizations seeking LGBTQ+ cultural training and community engagement through storytelling experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Storytelling Shows Curated entertainment lineup (in-person or virtual) featuring 3 or more storytellers sharing 7-minute personal and historical narratives with a professional emcee and performer presented in a show format. Available to corporate clients and community audiences.
• Single Storyteller or Panel Customized live program (in-person or virtual) featuring one or more storytellers as a launching point for guided group discussion and/or Q&A facilitated by The Generations Project. Available to corporate clients.
• Interactive Workshops Interactive sessions (in-person or virtual) where participants engage directly with LGBTQ+ elders and history-makers in a guided, small-group format led by The Generations Project facilitators. Available to corporate clients and community participants.
• Digital Archive A dynamic, ever-growing digital archive of filmed storytelling shows and personal narratives preserved for posterity. The archive is maintained at the New York Public Library as a permanent cultural record.
• The Genny Awards Annual red-carpet gala fundraiser and awards show honoring inspiring storytellers of the past year in categories like 'Most Hopeful' and 'History-Maker.'
• Virtual Programs Virtual storytelling events including LGBTQuesdays, a monthly virtual writing party and social gathering hosted in partnership with AARP Oregon for LGBTQ+ community members and allies, plus other virtual storytelling shows.
• Bygone & Beloved Storytelling Storytelling series featuring LGBTQ+ history in Provincetown, including live events and documentary series 'Remnants: An Excavation of Provincetown.'
• An Anecdotal LGBTQ+ History of the Last Century of Provincetown Two-part exhibition partnership with Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum celebrating LGBTQ+ history, featuring personal stories from annual events and the documentary series Remnants: An Excavation of Provincetown.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 years of continuous operation preserving LGBTQ+ history since 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Out in TechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Collaboration on Queer Tech Stories Across Generations, a one-night-only storytelling event presented by Out in Tech in collaboration with The Generations Project at Spotify, 4 World Trade Center on April 16, 2026.
• Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership on two-part exhibition celebrating over 100 years of LGBTQ+ history in Provincetown, titled An Anecdotal LGBTQ+ History of the Last Century of Provincetown, launched in early 2022.
• AARP OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly virtual gathering called LGBTQtesdays on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 3pm ET / Noon PT - a virtual writing party and social gathering for LGBTQ+ community members and allies.
• National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerUpcoming partnered storytelling event (date TBD).
• Leslie LohmanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUpcoming partnered storytelling event (date TBD).
• New York Public LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchive destination for The Generations Project's decade of LGBTQ+ storytelling, to be preserved in a permanent archive.
• Provincetown International Film FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerScreening of short documentary about Linda Gerard, owner of the last lesbian bar in Provincetown, The Pied Piper.
• GooglemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPast funder and partner since 2015. Google has partnered with The Generations Project to deliver customized storytelling programs.
• TindermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate client receiving customized storytelling programs.
• VerizonmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate client receiving customized storytelling programs.
• Dow JonesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate client receiving customized storytelling programs.
• WaymomajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPast funder and partner. Waymo has partnered with The Generations Project to deliver customized storytelling programs.
• NYUmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate/educational client receiving customized storytelling programs.
• AARPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partner including AARP New York hosting events and AARP Oregon co-hosting monthly LGBTQtesdays virtual gatherings.
• Brooklyn MuseummajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate/cultural client receiving customized storytelling programs.
• NYC AIDS MemorialminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for The Recollectors: Storytellers event featuring stories from survivor adult children of people with AIDS.
• Leslie Lohman MuseummajorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for Arte y Alma: Latinx LGBTQ+ Storytelling event celebrating Latinx and LGBTQ+ identities.
• New York Transit MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for Subway Is... Storytelling with Pride event featuring MTA Pride Express ERG storytellers.
• The High LinemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Pride at the High Line event celebrating LGBTQ+ history of the neighborhood.
• House of YesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for What's the Bubble Tea? LGBTQI+ AAPI Storytelling Show.
• SpotifymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for Queer Tech Stories Across Generations event at 4 World Trade Center.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Lambda Literary: LGBTQ+ literary organization that preserves LGBTQ+ voices through programming, awards, and community engagement. An emerging peer in the LGBTQ+ cultural heritage space; comparable mission of preserving LGBTQ+ narratives though focused on literary output rather than live storytelling archives.
• Out in Tech: LGBTQ+ tech community nonprofit that partners with TGP on Queer Tech Stories events. A core GTM/marketing partner that overlaps in the LGBTQ+ storytelling space but is primarily focused on tech community building rather than archival oral history.

Direct peers

• StoryCorps: National oral history nonprofit that records and preserves personal interviews, including a dedicated LGBTQ+ OutLoud project. Closest direct peer because of shared mission of preserving personal narratives in a permanent institutional archive (American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress).
• It Gets Better Project: LGBTQ+ storytelling and media nonprofit that collects and broadcasts personal narratives to support LGBTQ+ youth. Shares the LGBTQ+ storytelling mission and digital archive approach, but focused on youth empowerment rather than intergenerational history preservation.
• Leslie Lohman Museum: NYC-based arts museum dedicated to LGBTQ+ art and culture that has hosted TGP events. Direct peer in LGBTQ+ cultural programming and a venue/marketing partner; comparable mission of preserving and presenting LGBTQ+ cultural heritage to public audiences.
• The Moth: Live storytelling events platform with community-based storySLAMs and curated shows. Directly comparable GTM — ticketed curated storytelling shows, community pipeline, and a content library — though serving a much broader audience without TGP's archival and LGBTQ+ specialization.
• Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum: Museum partner that co-produced the 'An Anecdotal LGBTQ+ History of the Last Century of Provincetown' exhibition. Directly comparable as a partner that produces LGBTQ+ history exhibitions and cultural programming in Provincetown.
• NYC AIDS Memorial: Memorial site and cultural institution in NYC that has hosted TGP's 'Recollectors' storytellers event. Comparable as a venue and partner dedicated to preserving and presenting LGBTQ+/AIDS-related history in New York City.

Broad incumbents

• National LGBTQ Task Force: Large national LGBTQ+ advocacy organization with broad programming in policy, training, and community engagement. A broader incumbent in the LGBTQ+ space; comparable as a potential partner but operates as an advocacy/policy organization rather than a storytelling archive.
• Mass Humanities: State humanities council that has funded TGP. A broad incumbent funder and program partner in humanities-based community programming — comparable in mission of supporting cultural and historical preservation through grants, though operating as a funder rather than program producer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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