Jude O'Reilley

Jude O'Reilley

Jude O'Reilley is CEO of VolunteerMatch. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology, leadership and entrepreneurship in the private sector and in the world of social change.

Recent posts by Jude O'Reilley

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VolunteerMatch: A lifeline to nonprofits

By Jude O'Reilley on November 22, 2023

This is the time of year when volunteer coordinators are hoping for a miracle. End-of-year budgets are tight, staff may be burnt out –all while community needs mount during the holidays.  

Topics: Stories from the Field
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Two Data Points Should Give You Hope

By Jude O'Reilley on September 6, 2022

In a world where we are seemingly endlessly bombarded with painful news, it’s easy to imagine that the pandemics of our time would have all of us curled up in a ball on the couch. It’s not an unreasonable reaction to a steady onslaught of tough news. It’s also not true.

Topics: virtual volunteering social justice Jude O'Reilley
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4 Reasons that Volunteering is Good for You: Thoughts on Service from VolunteerMatch CEO

By Jude O'Reilley on April 20, 2022

In April 2020 in an act of sheer desperation, I googled “San Jose Volunteering COVID-19.” I had been living in isolation in my house a full thirty days—thirty days—likely the longest I’d been in one place since I was 3 years old. I felt cut-off from my work team, which was scattering to the wind as COVID-19 raged in their hometowns around the world. 

Topics: inspiration advocacy National Volunteer Week Jude O'Reilley

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