Disaster recovery made easier

Disaster recovery is hard, but can be made easier

with the learning of others who have been there before.

Empower communities

Putting recovery knowledge into the hands of locals to tackle the human impact of disaster

Sustain the supporters

Prevent burnout and sustain those with a vital but heavy role

Support children

Helping parents and teachers support kids through disaster recovery

Resources and training to make recovery more human—helping both communities and their supporters navigate the emotional, social, and practical challenges ahead.

"Hummingly's innovative tools and training grew out of the lived experience of working in emergencies. They are grounded in science and are masterfully designed. This is what makes them so powerful."

Dr Regardt Ferreira - Director Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Tulane University

"We’ve been around since the 1940s, and this is the first time we’ve found a resource that truly speaks to both individual and organizational resilience. That’s hard to find, but now that we have it, I think it’s invaluable.”

Kayla Aragon - Director of Personnel Management, National Emergency Management & Response

“Rest assured that your formula has changed many lives. You helped every one of my colleagues. We left differently than we came in.”

Valerie Holloman - National Nurse-Led Care Consortium

“These cards offer advice from disaster recovery professionals who have ‘been there’ many times over.”

Mary Comerio - University of California, Berkeley

“Our staff are in high-stakes situations on a daily basis and it's taken an emotional toll. After all these years of not having an answer to the challenges they face, this in-depth approach to the self-care of staff who are pressured day in and day out was just what we needed.”

Jeannie Mansill - CEO, Project Unity

"The absolute highlights for me were the 'aha moments' when I could see my leaders kick back in their chairs and nod! Amazing."

Jennifer Stansberry-Miller - CE, Mental Health America of Indiana

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Hummingly’s Resilience Journey

The greatest risk to successful recovery for communities after disaster is the burnout of the supporters.

Hummingly has been addressing this challenge for more than a decade.

Check out the Resilience Journey –
addressing three critical challenges to sustain mission-driven people.

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Workshops in a box

We've done the impossible!

World-leading experts, pressure-tested strategies and tools, interactive and engaging activities

- all boxed up into a world-class learning experience for mission-driven teams.

Easy. Engaging. Effective.

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Meet our Founder

Jolie Wills

B.SC., M.SC(PSYCHOLOGY)

Jolie has a Masters in Cognitive Psychology and is a leading psychosocial expert in disaster and disruption. Jolie has studied how the mind works under prolonged pressure, how we make decisions and how our reactions and behaviors are impacted by stress. Jolie is a survivor of the Christchurch earthquakes and has lived disaster recovery with her family first-hand. She led the psychosocial recovery program for New Zealand Red Cross in response to the earthquakes and has supported those working in disasters around the world. Jolie is a Winston Churchill fellowship recipient, a Leadership New Zealand alumna, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, a co-author of Leading in Disaster Recovery: A Companion through the Chaos and is an advising member to the global Counter Terrorism Prevention Network.

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Building Resilient Teams in the Wake of Disaster

Building Resilient Teams in the Wake of Disaster

“The team knows when to carry people's emotional loads and when to leave it. I mean the difference between the month before and the month following is just night and day. They're taking care of the...

Navigating disaster recovery with Hummingly

Navigating disaster recovery with Hummingly

Our organization works directly with fire survivors, and while Cards for Calamity has been a beautiful gift to offer our clients, it has also supported us as helpers. Even a single card can spark a...

Building stronger teams and deepening connections in Summit County

Building stronger teams and deepening connections in Summit County

Summit County Human Services Department plays a critical role in its community, delivering programs ranging from Medicaid and child welfare services to senior events and emergency preparedness. The...

Our Values

Hummingly Purpose Led

Purpose-led

We are driven first and foremost to have positive impact for people under pressure

Hummingly Excellence

Excellence

We believe those facing challenge deserve access to the best advice, delivered with the utmost care, designed for the greatest impact

Hummingly Collaboration

Collaboration

We multiply our impact through collaboration with mission-aligned people and organizations

Hummingly Ethics Driven

Ethics-driven

We do the right thing by each other and the people we serve

Hummingly Resilience

Resilience

We are intentional about sustaining ourselves and our impact so we can persevere for those we serve