Impact stories

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...

Rebuilding More Than Bricks in Kentucky

Rebuilding More Than Bricks in Kentucky

When the EF-4 tornado tore through Mayfield, Kentucky in December 2021, the destruction was staggering. In the years that followed, Mayfield was struck again and again—by catastrophic flooding and ...

U.C. Berkeley get the boost they need after the sustained pressure of COVID

U.C. Berkeley get the boost they need after the sustained pressure of COVID

The Office of Emergency Management at Berkeley deal to the fatigue from prolonged and complex activations including responding to COVID-19.

Supporting navigators to overcome burnout and build stronger teams

Supporting navigators to overcome burnout and build stronger teams

Since its founding, 211 Colorado has been a lifeline for vulnerable communities across the state. As part of Mile High United Way, this Denver-based team of navigators works to provide vital resour...

Building team unity and wellbeing while supporting vulnerable communities

Building team unity and wellbeing while supporting vulnerable communities

Since its founding in 1995, Project Unity has been on the frontlines, meeting families where they are and offering transformative support in times of crisis. Now nearing its 30th year, the organiza...

Amplifying team connection and well-being for those working to amplify sound

Amplifying team connection and well-being for those working to amplify sound

Cochlear Americas, based in Denver, CO, supports over 800 employees across the U.S. and Canada, playing a pivotal role in the healthcare industry by transforming the lives of those who are deaf or ...

Strengthening team cohesion and overcoming the toll of constant crisis response

Strengthening team cohesion and overcoming the toll of constant crisis response

In the high-stakes world of emergency management, National Emergency Management and Response (National EMR) is no stranger to handling all types of crises—from disasters like floods and hurricanes ...

When the stakes are raised for an already high-functioning team

When the stakes are raised for an already high-functioning team

The International Trachoma Initiative team works every day to eliminate preventable blindness caused by trachoma - transforming the lives of millions. With this incredible goal and mission, the tea...

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Uniting and strengthening a geographically spread team

For over two decades, FIND has been at the forefront of ensuring that anyone in need of a diagnostic test has access to accurate, affordable, and easy-to-use options. This mission is particularly i...

Turning the tide on health worker burnout

Turning the tide on health worker burnout

In the heart of Chicago, Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital stands as a beacon of hope for families facing medical challenges. However, while staff commitment and dedication to their work a...

A county moves past burnout to a thriving future for their people

A county moves past burnout to a thriving future for their people

Like most local governments, Jefferson County government found itself facing the downstream impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Hummingly’s presentation at their 2024 annual virtual Leadership Summ...

Navigating fast-paced change in service of an important mission

Navigating fast-paced change in service of an important mission

In the fast-paced world of tech startups, TrustLab found itself navigating the delicate balance between impact, innovation, and maintaining well-being. As a four-year-old startup dedicated to creat...

The record no one wants

The record no one wants

The State Emergency Operations Center in the State of Minnesota had a record-breaking 475-day activation for COVID - plus other events and emergencies layered on top. 

Challenge ahead! Equipping a team for success

Challenge ahead! Equipping a team for success

In the face of disasters, the Front Range Veterinary MRC plays a vital role in responding to the needs of animals. Preparation for future disaster goes beyond logistics; it focuses on building resi...

Setting leaders and teams up for an important challenge

Setting leaders and teams up for an important challenge

Leaders from Mental Health America of Indiana, Indiana’s mental health advocacy leader, share their experience of the Leading for Wellbeing and Performance ‘Workshop in a Box’.

Health workers under pressure: Task Force for Global Health

Health workers under pressure: Task Force for Global Health

The Task Force for Global Health were alarmed by the serious effects of stress, burnout, and moral distress among field epidemiologists while dealing to the health challenges of COVID-19. Hummingly...

Just the thing for leaders at their annual leadership retreat

Just the thing for leaders at their annual leadership retreat

The leaders in finance and administration from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia gathered for their annual leadership retreat. They were looking for a session that both provided leadersh...

From surviving to thriving under prolonged stress

From surviving to thriving under prolonged stress

Woods Services and their affiliates approached Hummingly after seeing the levels of fatigue amongst senior management that resulted from managing an organization of 5,000 staff across the Woods sy...

Nationwide roll-out of Cards for Calamity to support disaster recovery

Nationwide roll-out of Cards for Calamity to support disaster recovery

Every year, wildfires threaten lives, damage homes and livelihoods in Australia. Following wildfires, communities in Australia are left facing a long, often complicated and exhausting road ahead as...

Maintaining health and wellbeing through disaster recovery

Maintaining health and wellbeing through disaster recovery

Australian Red Cross who had already partnered with Hummingly for a nationwide roll-out of the Cards for Calamity into disaster-affected communities, has recently expanded its partnership with Humm...

Cards for Calamity, drought, wildfires and then COVID-19

Cards for Calamity, drought, wildfires and then COVID-19

Amelia explains how the Cards for Calamity are supporting her community which has been plagued by drought, wildfires, and COVID-19.