Resource Library
A curated collection of event recordings, evaluation resources, scholarly articles, collaboratively created resources (such as toolkits), and projects created both for and by the Network.
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This resource is an orientation guide to those new to the ACE for Wildlife Network or those looking for a refresher.
This tool describes best practices in developing empathy towards wildlife and examples of how to implement these practices.
The Empathy Bridge breaks up the research-based effective empathy practices into segments that follow a story arc
Presenter Slides from the 2019 Empathy Summit
Speaker slides from the 2020 Empathy Summit
Recording and Materials from the 2021 February Meeting
Recordings and Materials related to the 2022 Empathy Summit
Recordings and resources from the 2023 Advancing Empathy Summit
Recordings and resources from the 2024 virtual Summit
Recordings and Materials from the 2025 Empathy Summit
Explore the findings from a recent lit review on empathy for various animal taxa, get an insight into youth and community focused programs, and learn about upcoming Network events and projects.
The following resources explore pride related topics and how they relate to conservation organizations and zoo and aquarium fields.
Recordings from the 2026 Virtual Empathy Summit
Previous updates from our ACE for Wildlife Committees
A comprehensive brand and style guide to be used by Affiliates and Members in the ACE for Wildlife Network when creating empathy or ACE for Wildlife Network related materials.
This toolkit contains resources for ACE for Wildlife Network talking points, FAQ's on the Network, and presentation templates
This evaluation report summarizes findings from observations of how empathy is expressed by visitors and utilized in exhibits and programs at 20 ACE for Wildlife Network Partner Organizations.
ACE for Wildlife Network has developed a strategic learning agenda to identify the questions most relevant for us to collectively investigate over the next five years.
These reports contain results from the annual ACE for Wildlife Network Member & Affiliate Surveys.
This resource identifies how Partners are talking about conservation and to see how empathy does (or does not) play a role in this kind of messaging.
Groundswell Services Inc. investigated the information-sharing and collaboration patterns of the ACE for Wildlife™ Network.
A collaboratively-developed tool to guide how we measure the progress we as a community are making toward a set of shared goals.
Woodland Park Zoo and Catalyze Evaluation plan that lays out internal and external evaluations to understand the implementation and impact of the Advancing Empathy program.
These reports highlight key insights, lessons learned, and emerging themes across multiple rounds of funded projects through the Advancing Empathy Grant Program.
To increase access grant resources from Advancing Empathy projects, Woodland Park Zoo is developing themed toolkits.
This report explores the effectiveness of the Network in achieving goals related to capacity-building, collective impact, and sustainability, as well as the impact of the Grant Program.
Measuring Empathy Collaborative Assessment Project (MECAP)
With resources shared through CAISE’s InformalScience.org, project partners (Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, & Seattle Aquarium) aim to develop, test and share tools that can be used by accredited zoos & aquariums to assess whether their educational programs are having the desired impact of encouraging children’s empathy towards animals. As of January 2025, InformalScience.org, is inactive. Please search "MECAP" in our Resource Library to access the resources.
View MECAP Resources