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Geraldine Cahill (she/her)

Director, UpSocial Canada

Prior to launching UpSocial Canada, Geraldine was deeply immersed in the Canadian social innovation community, supporting the development of programs, policies and an enabling environment for enterprises focused on positive impact.  She is co-author of Social Innovation Generation: Fostering a Canadian Ecosystem for Systems Change, published in November 2017.

Before her foray into the innovation space, Geraldine worked in community-owned and run media organizations, and produced independent documentary film projects. Geraldine sits on the Steering Committee for Jane’s Walk, and on the Advisory Board for Liisbeth, an innovative, sustainable, intersectional, feminist media enterprise that promotes and gives visibility to the feminist economy.

 
 
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Global team

UpSocial Canada works with UpSocial’s global office and is building a team of local collaborators to design and deliver impactful projects for your organization.

“Maybe” is not a cautious word. It is a defiant claim of possibility in the face of a status quo we are unwilling to accept.”

So writes Eric Young, President E.Y.E The Social Projects Studio in his introduction to Getting to Maybe: How the world is changed. My approach to project co-creation and partnership stewardship has been powerfully influenced by authors Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman and Michael Quinn Patton. “Maybe” is not equivocal. It’s an invitation we shouldn’t ignore. Together, we can work on maybe. —

Geraldine Cahill
Director, UpSocial Canada