Tune in to WOL 1450 AM, 95.9 FM and WOL Livestream on Thursday, June 6 at 10:30 am EDT for Everything Co-op, hosted by Vernon Oakes. This week, Vernon is hosting an interview with Mary Alex Blanton, Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Marketing at National Cooperative Bank (NCB). During the interview, Mary Alex and Vernon will discuss the 2024 Co-op Innovation Award.
NCB in partnership with Capital Impact Partners launched the Co-op Innovation Award to empower organizations to increase economic opportunity for the communities they serve and advance cooperative development in communities of color and or historically disinvested communities. Priority will be given to food, worker, and housing co-ops, but all sectors are invited to apply.
Mary Alex Blanton is Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Marketing at NCB. In this role, she manages NCB’s marketing, advertising, corporate communications, public relations and brand identity.
National Cooperative Bank‘s mission is to support and be an advocate for America’s cooperatives and their members—especially within low-income communities—by providing innovative financial and related services.
Capital Impact Partners is a national Community Development Financial Institution that invests capital and commitment to help people build communities of opportunity that break barriers to success.
Learn more about the Co-op Innovation Award Register for an upcoming informational webinar