Advancing Empathy Grant Program Toolkits
To increase access grant resources from Advancing Empathy projects, Woodland Park Zoo is developing themed toolkits.
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Advancing Empathy Grant Program
AE Grant Showcase 2025: Creating Spaces that Inspire Understanding and Care
This session explores how exhibit design and interpretation can create connection between people and wildlife.
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Advancing Empathy Grant Program Insights
These reports highlight key insights, lessons learned, and emerging themes across multiple rounds of funded projects through the Advancing Empathy Grant Program.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: BioFacts Interpretive Guide
This session showcases the BioFacts Toolkit, an innovative resource designed to train staff and volunteers in using biofacts as tactile tools to foster emotional connections with wildlife.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Community and Cultural Connections
This session highlights the power of community collaboration and cultural inclusion in fostering empathy for wildlife.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Outdoor Learning and Animal Ambassador Transportation
This session highlights the role of engaging spaces, interpretive storytelling, and interactive experiences in fostering empathy for wildlife.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Empathy-Led Experiences
Projects from Seattle Aquarium, Minnesota Zoo, and Idaho Falls Zoo showcase the use of biofacts, field programs, and interactive learning to build empathy and inspire conservation.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Animal Behavior and Empathy Training
In this presentation: Dakota Zoo highlights voluntary training and educational enhancements, while Racine Zoo shares how interactive ethogram activities help guests understand animal behavior and inform husbandry practices.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Strategic Planning and Institutional Integration
In this session, Como Park Zoo shares its Strategic ROADMAP framework for aligning education with empathy goals, while the Zoological Society of Milwaukee presents Kohl’s Wild Theater, which uses the arts to inspire empathy and conservation action.
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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Empathy-Focused School Outreach and Accessibility
In this session, International Crane Foundation shares hands-on programs designed to engage young learners, while Point Defiance Zoo presents Wildlife Champions, a school partnership program fostering empathy in underserved students.
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