Cecelia Caspram
@ceceliagracesees.bsky.social
I 💗 Minnesota + Minneapolis (home). Writer. Reader. Meditator. Social Worker. Fundraiser. Nonprofits. Philanthropy. Practical idealist. Global citizen. A better world is possible. I want to help make it so. Join me @ ForTheLoveOfHumanity.community.
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Hi! 👋🏻 An intro/what-you'll-get-here post, to help you decide if you want to follow.
Things you're likely to experience from me:
- Beautiful photography, primarily of our natural world. Some from me, some not.
- Inspiration. From me or others.
- I LOVE humans. You'll see that come through. (1/4)
Things you're likely to experience from me:
- Beautiful photography, primarily of our natural world. Some from me, some not.
- Inspiration. From me or others.
- I LOVE humans. You'll see that come through. (1/4)
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Pls support - Expires 12/19! Middle schooler w/the mind of a composer-can't afford lessons or wifi-but can develop his talent with your help! www.donorschoose.org/project/let-... @go4know.com @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social @womendonors.bsky.social @insidephilanthropy.com @ceceliagracesees.bsky.social
Let Him Play: Tools for a Young Composer's Journey (Part2), a project from Ms. Shade
Help me give my students an iPad and two music learning apps so he can grow his talent, creativity, and skillswithout private lessons or internet at home. This project builds on Part 1, which provi...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pls support - Expires 12/19! Middle schooler w/the mind of a composer-can't afford lessons or wifi-but can develop his talent with your help! www.donorschoose.org/project/let-... @go4know.com @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social @womendonors.bsky.social @insidephilanthropy.com @ceceliagracesees.bsky.social
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Aurin Chowdhury rebutting Michael Rainville on his "defund the police" accusation. MPD has done nothing but ramp their budget off the chart. And then overspent that budget by $20 million. "That's the opposite of defunding the police. So let's give it a break."
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Aurin Chowdhury rebutting Michael Rainville on his "defund the police" accusation. MPD has done nothing but ramp their budget off the chart. And then overspent that budget by $20 million. "That's the opposite of defunding the police. So let's give it a break."
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Today is #GiveToTheMaxDay here in Minnesota. A HUGE day for fundraising. Tens of millions will be raised by the end of the day. 🔥
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-commun...
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-commun...
The Community Care Collective: A Taste
A moment for rest, respite, community care amidst the busy, stressful year-end season. A taste of the Community Care Collective to come.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Today is #GiveToTheMaxDay here in Minnesota. A HUGE day for fundraising. Tens of millions will be raised by the end of the day. 🔥
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-commun...
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-commun...
Today is #GiveToTheMaxDay here in Minnesota. A HUGE day for fundraising. Tens of millions will be raised by the end of the day. 🔥
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
The Community Care Collective: A Taste
A moment for rest, respite, community care amidst the busy, stressful year-end season. A taste of the Community Care Collective to come.
www.eventbrite.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today is #GiveToTheMaxDay here in Minnesota. A HUGE day for fundraising. Tens of millions will be raised by the end of the day. 🔥
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
All of my nonprofit fundraising comrades are working their tails off today.
I think it's not even so much about "flipping' anything... but about unveiling things. Ward 13 folks really fell for the abject propaganda machine this round. Changing votes is about unmasking dog-whistle politics for what they are, and helping folks see more clearly what our city ACTUALLY needs.
Me, in our @swaempls.bsky.social chat yesterday.
If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls
Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls
Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I think it's not even so much about "flipping' anything... but about unveiling things. Ward 13 folks really fell for the abject propaganda machine this round. Changing votes is about unmasking dog-whistle politics for what they are, and helping folks see more clearly what our city ACTUALLY needs.
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Me, in our @swaempls.bsky.social chat yesterday.
If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls
Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls
Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Me, in our @swaempls.bsky.social chat yesterday.
If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls
Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls
Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
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Crying tears of relief that Zohran has won!
And so have we.
In a world of dialing-it-in political plodding, prophetic imagination is breaking through—a refusal to accept empire’s dystopian narrative that nothing can change, that the market is god, that scarcity must script our futures.
And so have we.
In a world of dialing-it-in political plodding, prophetic imagination is breaking through—a refusal to accept empire’s dystopian narrative that nothing can change, that the market is god, that scarcity must script our futures.
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Crying tears of relief that Zohran has won!
And so have we.
In a world of dialing-it-in political plodding, prophetic imagination is breaking through—a refusal to accept empire’s dystopian narrative that nothing can change, that the market is god, that scarcity must script our futures.
And so have we.
In a world of dialing-it-in political plodding, prophetic imagination is breaking through—a refusal to accept empire’s dystopian narrative that nothing can change, that the market is god, that scarcity must script our futures.
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When I got sick, my people showed up.
So many signed up for our Meal Train — many providing multiple meals for us throughout the course of my treatments.
I also asked for volunteers to go on walks with me, to keep me both active and connected. A number of people chose that one.
So many signed up for our Meal Train — many providing multiple meals for us throughout the course of my treatments.
I also asked for volunteers to go on walks with me, to keep me both active and connected. A number of people chose that one.
September 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
When I got sick, my people showed up.
So many signed up for our Meal Train — many providing multiple meals for us throughout the course of my treatments.
I also asked for volunteers to go on walks with me, to keep me both active and connected. A number of people chose that one.
So many signed up for our Meal Train — many providing multiple meals for us throughout the course of my treatments.
I also asked for volunteers to go on walks with me, to keep me both active and connected. A number of people chose that one.
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Politicians wishing everyone a happy Labor Day should be prepared to explain their records on labor and whether they’ve championed or obstructed policies to improve the lives of workers.
August 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Politicians wishing everyone a happy Labor Day should be prepared to explain their records on labor and whether they’ve championed or obstructed policies to improve the lives of workers.
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These things often dawn on you slowly.
At first, on Wednesday morning, I saw an alert come through on Nextdoor, about an active shooter situation nearby.
Odd. Unusual.
False alarm?
Sometimes those happen.
Surely that was it.
At first, on Wednesday morning, I saw an alert come through on Nextdoor, about an active shooter situation nearby.
Odd. Unusual.
False alarm?
Sometimes those happen.
Surely that was it.
August 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
These things often dawn on you slowly.
At first, on Wednesday morning, I saw an alert come through on Nextdoor, about an active shooter situation nearby.
Odd. Unusual.
False alarm?
Sometimes those happen.
Surely that was it.
At first, on Wednesday morning, I saw an alert come through on Nextdoor, about an active shooter situation nearby.
Odd. Unusual.
False alarm?
Sometimes those happen.
Surely that was it.
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FOMO is not really my issue. Instead, it's Inability to Process the Firehose of Information Bowling Me Over Every Day. IPFIBMOED?
November 20, 2024 at 12:51 AM
FOMO is not really my issue. Instead, it's Inability to Process the Firehose of Information Bowling Me Over Every Day. IPFIBMOED?
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And y’all, just in case you’re wondering…this doesn’t only apply to fundraisers. Whatever your work is? You can apply it there, too. ☺️
Read the whole piece and/or listen to the related podcast episode, just released YESTERDAY... at the links here:
www.fortheloveofhumanity.community/p/ep-05-if-i...
Read the whole piece and/or listen to the related podcast episode, just released YESTERDAY... at the links here:
www.fortheloveofhumanity.community/p/ep-05-if-i...
Ep 05 | If I'm a Fundraiser, Why Do I Need to Do Inner Work?
There are SO many reasons....
www.fortheloveofhumanity.community
August 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
And y’all, just in case you’re wondering…this doesn’t only apply to fundraisers. Whatever your work is? You can apply it there, too. ☺️
Read the whole piece and/or listen to the related podcast episode, just released YESTERDAY... at the links here:
www.fortheloveofhumanity.community/p/ep-05-if-i...
Read the whole piece and/or listen to the related podcast episode, just released YESTERDAY... at the links here:
www.fortheloveofhumanity.community/p/ep-05-if-i...
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Hey again, friends! Thanks for following us... and for engaging with our content here! We're grateful to have you in our community.
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This series of images is drawn from our post on Substack: "If I'm a Fundraiser, Why Do I Need to Do Inner Work"?
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This series of images is drawn from our post on Substack: "If I'm a Fundraiser, Why Do I Need to Do Inner Work"?
August 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hey again, friends! Thanks for following us... and for engaging with our content here! We're grateful to have you in our community.
💗🙏🏻💗
This series of images is drawn from our post on Substack: "If I'm a Fundraiser, Why Do I Need to Do Inner Work"?
💗🙏🏻💗
This series of images is drawn from our post on Substack: "If I'm a Fundraiser, Why Do I Need to Do Inner Work"?
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Yeah, this would be lauded as strong, tough leadership if it was for a white constituency. I also think it elides a lot of actual stuff that leadership screwed up (especially responding to Republican stall tactics from the chair) in the final days.
The 2023 Fateh rideshare episode remains one of the issues that rarely features actual drivers in its reporting -- like it exists solely as political narrative
www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
If it were about a Range DFLer/mining labor, I wonder how it'd be presented and whose voices we'd hear from
www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
If it were about a Range DFLer/mining labor, I wonder how it'd be presented and whose voices we'd hear from
Fateh threatened to block 2023 budget votes over Uber/Lyft driver protections, email shows
When asked at the time, the senator did not publicly admit to leveraging his votes.
www.axios.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yeah, this would be lauded as strong, tough leadership if it was for a white constituency. I also think it elides a lot of actual stuff that leadership screwed up (especially responding to Republican stall tactics from the chair) in the final days.
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Hello, friends! This quote/image is drawn from one of our Loveletters in our Substack publication, called "Ignite Your Light." Head here to read the whole piece... and then comment to let us know what resonated with you: www.fortheloveofhumanity.community/p/ignite-you...
August 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hello, friends! This quote/image is drawn from one of our Loveletters in our Substack publication, called "Ignite Your Light." Head here to read the whole piece... and then comment to let us know what resonated with you: www.fortheloveofhumanity.community/p/ignite-you...
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Friends, this series of images is drawn from a piece in our Substack publication called "Our Fragile, Fragile World."
You can follow the link here to find it, if you'd like to read the whole thing. Please do!
And don't forget to "Subscribe" while you're there, too!
You can follow the link here to find it, if you'd like to read the whole thing. Please do!
And don't forget to "Subscribe" while you're there, too!
August 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Friends, this series of images is drawn from a piece in our Substack publication called "Our Fragile, Fragile World."
You can follow the link here to find it, if you'd like to read the whole thing. Please do!
And don't forget to "Subscribe" while you're there, too!
You can follow the link here to find it, if you'd like to read the whole thing. Please do!
And don't forget to "Subscribe" while you're there, too!
As someone who was there as a delegate, and who is weary of all the ridiculous posturing by certain factions of Minneapolis politics since then... I find this illuminating and super-helpful.
I’ve seen a lot of false information circulating in the weeks following the Minneapolis DFL convention. Some of it feels like reading Jan 6 voter conspiracy theories, so as the person who stepped in as head teller + audited the voting system, I’d like to set the record straight🧵
August 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
As someone who was there as a delegate, and who is weary of all the ridiculous posturing by certain factions of Minneapolis politics since then... I find this illuminating and super-helpful.
I never thought I'd actually wade into the perennial What-Is-Uptown debate that roiled #MplsTwitter forever and now has migrated to #MplsBlueSky and beyond. But alas. Drawing my own interactive map drew me in. Pun intended.
Here's what I say! www.startribune.com/where-is-upt...
Here's what I say! www.startribune.com/where-is-upt...
Draw your own map of Uptown to help settle the neighborhood’s boundaries
Tell us where your Uptown begins and ends: Lake and Lyndale? West of Bde Maka Ska?
www.startribune.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I never thought I'd actually wade into the perennial What-Is-Uptown debate that roiled #MplsTwitter forever and now has migrated to #MplsBlueSky and beyond. But alas. Drawing my own interactive map drew me in. Pun intended.
Here's what I say! www.startribune.com/where-is-upt...
Here's what I say! www.startribune.com/where-is-upt...
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“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.”
RIP, Joanna R. Macy (May 2, 1929 – July 19, 2025)
RIP, Joanna R. Macy (May 2, 1929 – July 19, 2025)
July 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.”
RIP, Joanna R. Macy (May 2, 1929 – July 19, 2025)
RIP, Joanna R. Macy (May 2, 1929 – July 19, 2025)
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Minnesota Supreme Court sides with Unicorn Riot in the media organization's fight to protect newsgathering materials from a major oil company looking to use the files to further suppress Indigenous-led opposition to pipeline projects
BREAKING: Today the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled to deny attempts by Energy Transfer, the oil giant behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, to force Unicorn Riot to turn over internal documents from our reporting on the historic, Indigenous-led #NoDAPL movement:
unicornriot.ninja/2025/minneso...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/minneso...
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Unicorn Riot DAPL Subpoena - UNICORN RIOT
St Paul, MN — Unicorn Riot’s long legal battle in Minnesota to protect newsgathering materials from attorneys working for Energy Transfer reached yet another phase: The Minnesota Supreme Court release...
unicornriot.ninja
July 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Minnesota Supreme Court sides with Unicorn Riot in the media organization's fight to protect newsgathering materials from a major oil company looking to use the files to further suppress Indigenous-led opposition to pipeline projects
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I read it last year and wished I'd read it sooner.
My book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT was published in 2020. It has the Trump/Epstein court files in it and a history of their joint transnational mafia ties. For five years, I have heard from former Trump voters who said this book -- specifically the Epstein documents -- changed their minds about him.
July 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I read it last year and wished I'd read it sooner.
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Friends, we don’t need to do more.
So many of us are stuck in a feedback loop, one where we constantly feel like we are not-enough… so we feel like we need to do more… in order to be enough… or at least acceptable… or even just OK.
Our entire foundation is thus insecure.
So many of us are stuck in a feedback loop, one where we constantly feel like we are not-enough… so we feel like we need to do more… in order to be enough… or at least acceptable… or even just OK.
Our entire foundation is thus insecure.
July 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Friends, we don’t need to do more.
So many of us are stuck in a feedback loop, one where we constantly feel like we are not-enough… so we feel like we need to do more… in order to be enough… or at least acceptable… or even just OK.
Our entire foundation is thus insecure.
So many of us are stuck in a feedback loop, one where we constantly feel like we are not-enough… so we feel like we need to do more… in order to be enough… or at least acceptable… or even just OK.
Our entire foundation is thus insecure.
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MN Strib reports today that although federal funding is only 6 percent of Minnesota Public Radio’s budget, it is 25-40 percent of rural public radio budgets in Grand Rapids, Grand Marais, Bemidji, elsewhere.
just a reminder that if you at all value your local public radio or broadcasting network, it is a fantastic time to become a member
July 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
MN Strib reports today that although federal funding is only 6 percent of Minnesota Public Radio’s budget, it is 25-40 percent of rural public radio budgets in Grand Rapids, Grand Marais, Bemidji, elsewhere.
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Community is the way.
Community is the destination... AND it is the journey.
If those of us in the work of philanthropy want to get where our hearts yearn to be (to justice, to healing, to joy, to solidarity, to a place where we know that we and all of our fellow human beings matter...
Community is the destination... AND it is the journey.
If those of us in the work of philanthropy want to get where our hearts yearn to be (to justice, to healing, to joy, to solidarity, to a place where we know that we and all of our fellow human beings matter...
July 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Community is the way.
Community is the destination... AND it is the journey.
If those of us in the work of philanthropy want to get where our hearts yearn to be (to justice, to healing, to joy, to solidarity, to a place where we know that we and all of our fellow human beings matter...
Community is the destination... AND it is the journey.
If those of us in the work of philanthropy want to get where our hearts yearn to be (to justice, to healing, to joy, to solidarity, to a place where we know that we and all of our fellow human beings matter...