Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Erica Ginsberg: Creative Resilience in a Time of Pandemic

Monday, April 20, 2020 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Online Location

Erica Ginsberg draws on more than 20 years of experience in program administration in the nonprofit and government sectors, working in the areas of arts and culture, nonprofit management, and international professional exchanges. She brings a creative, constructive, and thoughtful approach to her work, whether it is with an individual or an institution.

Erica co-founded Docs In Progress, a nonprofit incubator for emerging documentary filmmakers headquartered in the Washington DC region. She served as its Executive Director from 2008 through 2019. Through her leadership, the organization evolved from a single program to a thriving nonprofit organization offering more than 50 programs annually; partnerships with 20+ organizations; funding support from the National Endowment for the Arts, state and local governments, and private foundations. Several thousand filmmakers nationwide developed their skills, films, and careers through Docs In Progress programs. In addition to managing the organization, her work there included financial management, strategic planning, grant writing, program development, teaching continuing education workshops, moderating film screenings, consulting and mentoring filmmakers, website content management, social media, and e-mail marketing.

She is a Co-Host of The D-Word, an online documentary filmmaker community that has thrived for more than 20 years, and currently has more than 18,000 members worldwide. In addition to serving as a moderator, she has worked with the other hosts to ensure that the community continues to respond to the needs of its members and influence positive changes in the documentary field. She has lead efforts on surveys and virtual focus groups, facilitated special topics, and helped the institution develop its first strategic plan.

See Erica Ginsberg's blog, "Creative Resilience," here.