Off The Lane Inc
Our mission is to enrich and engage the creative community through continued education, outreach, and special projects
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our vision is that artists of all races, genders, and ethnicities have easy accessibility to the tools and resources that they need to improve their careers and achieve their goals.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Mentorship Program
The Off The Lane Mentorship Program connects motivated juniors, college seniors and young professionals 18+ looking to move to NYC with working creative professionals to enrich, educate, and engage them to ease their transition into a new creative community. Over the course of the session, Mentees will meet with their Mentors once a week virtually. The Mentors will provide resources and cover a wide variety of topics such as housing, transportation, networking, and entertainment industry insight.
Our Mentees:
A College Senior, Motivated Junior or Young Professional Planning to Move to NYC
Interested in a Career in the Arts & Entertainment Industry
Looking to Successfully Transition from Student to Thriving Professional
Available for (1) 30-minute Virtual Session per week with their Mentor
Our Mentors:
Creative Arts Professionals Working in NYC
Possess Excellent Leadership Qualities
Looking to Give Back to the Next Generation of Creatives
Complete an Extensive Vetting, Interview & Training process
BOOST
BOOST (Building Occupational Objectives & Skills Together): Early Career Guidance
Off The Lane’s BOOST Program is designed for early career artists 18+ who have lived in NYC while pursuing the arts for at least one year. Think of us as career therapy! We implement tailored challenges in order to help BOOSTers progress towards their specific career objectives. Through one-on-one sessions, BOOST provides resources and advice along with periodic events that feature relevant experts to help provide insight to meet creative goals.
Our Applicants:
An Early Career Artist 18+
Have been living in NYC for at least one year
Actively pursuing a creative arts career
Looking to boost careers by developing concrete, attainable, and sustainable practices to reach creative goals
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total dollars paid to artists
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, Artists and performers
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Winner of the Ann Reinking Scholarship Award
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Off The Lane’s Outreach programs are specifically geared towards giving back to the arts community in a variety of ways. Through OTL’s Special Projects, we will continue to give back by providing additional support to individuals, schools and other non-profit organizations to help fulfill their need of creative and artistic guidance. Continued Education goes back to the heart of why this organization began. Our entire team at OTL knows first hand how versatile training, education and networking can play directly into the success of one’s career.
The Ann Reinking Scholarship will be awarded annually to a young dancer moving to NYC to help support them in their artistic endeavors. We are devoted to creating this legacy for Annie, that will carry on her humanity, love and artistry not only as a dancer, but as a choreographer and collaborator in the next generation of artists. $5,000 scholarships will be awarded once-a-year to a young aspiring dancer with BIG dreams in the BIG city!
Off The Lane’s BOOST Program is designed for early career artists 18+ who have lived in NYC while pursuing the arts for at least one year. We implement tailored challenges in order to help BOOSTers progress towards their specific career objectives. Through one-on-one sessions, BOOST provides resources and advice along with periodic events that feature relevant experts to help provide insight to meet creative goals.
The Off The Lane Mentorship Program connects motivated juniors, college seniors and young professionals 18+ looking to move to NYC with working creative professionals to enrich, educate, and engage them to ease their transition into a new creative community. Over the course of the session, Mentees will meet with their Mentors once a week digitally. They will cover a wide variety of topics such as housing, transportation, and entertainment industry insight.
The Off The Lane’s Speaker Series Program is a great way for the creative community to gain access to notable leaders across multiple industries. Curated educational events and workshops are held with panelists and master teachers to provide insight on a wide variety of topics. Be sure to join our mailing list to be in the know of the next in-person or virtual event
Off The Lane’s School Partnership Program is designed as an extension to your creative arts faculty and curriculum. Our team is here to help curate Master Classes on various topics, gather experts for panels, and produce educational virtual events for your students!
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are an organization founded by artists with a passion-driven interest to develop programs that empower artists and creatives. Off The Lane launched in 2019 and is a licensed 501(c)(3). We are an organization founded by artists with a passion-driven interest to develop programs that empower artists and creatives. Our community ranges from college students and early career artists to seasoned professionals looking to give back through mentorship, interactive panels and master classes. Our goal is to create an inclusive and accessible support system that continues to invest in new initiatives to meet the ongoing needs of the creative community.
Our entire team here at Off The Lane has such an invested and collective interest in the goals of our organization. From the internal team and co-chairs to our volunteers and board members not to mention our wonderful advisory board, we consider ourselves lucky to be surrounded by such dedication and passion.
Our strategic goal is to continue to grow our artistic community while collaborating with artists, educators, companies and organizations that all have the common goal to help up and coming artists.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Off The Lane Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2024
Kristal Mallookis
Jillian Schiralli
Off The Lane
Gerome Samonte
Off The Lane
Christine Rose Schermerhorn
Off The Lane
Organizational demographics
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