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Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
Lorina Marshall-Blake is President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation and Vice President, Community Affairs, Independence Blue Cross. Marshall-Blake helped define the IBC Foundation’s mission of leading solutions for healthier communities when it was launched in 2011. Under Marshall-Blake’s leadership, the $60 million IBC Foundation has established itself as a philanthropic force locally, earning the 2014 Corporate Foundation of the Year award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter. An expert in Philanthropy, Corporate Management, Public Relations and Communications, Marshall-Blake says, “We are meant to serve. We must reach back and give back.” She is an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and has been honored for her leadership and community service by numerous organizations such as the NAACP, Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, Philadelphia Tribune, League of Women Voters, Philadelphia Business Journal, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. She also serves as a spokesperson for the local chapter of the American Heart Association.

Vote for Heather Major, Semi-Finalist for the KYW Newsradio 2018 Women’s Achievement Awards

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 by Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
Vote to help Heather Major, manager of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, become a finalist for the KYW Newsradio 2018 Women’s Achievement Awards.
IBC Foundation Manager Heather Major pictured at the 2017 Nursing Internship Program session, Tips for Public Speaking. We’re so excited and proud to announce that Heather Major is a semi-finalist for the KYW Newsradio 2018 Women’s Achievement Awards: Rising Stars Edition! Driven by her passion for public health and compassion for her community,...
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Building the Future of Community Health

Wednesday, 05 July 2017 by Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
IBC Foundation 2016 Community Report
As I look back on the accomplishments of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (IBC Foundation), I am amazed by the power of what we have been able to accomplish together in five years’. We have emerged as a proven leader — a regional force for health care innovation and a national model for effective corporate philanthropy....
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IBC Foundation Tackles the Opioid Epidemic

Friday, 23 June 2017 by Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
Philadelphia opioid epidemic
I can’t read or watch anything these days without seeing something about the opioid epidemic. The statistics are staggering, and the loss in our communities is plain to see. If I had to guess, I would say that each of us can think of someone affected by this crisis. We have a responsibility to the community and other stakeholders to come together to figure this out....
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  • Published in Health Priorities

The Future of Nursing Scholars Program: Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Nurse Educators

Thursday, 20 October 2016 by Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
Pictured above (left to right): Liz Novak, Stephen Perez, IBC Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake, Faith Atte, RWJF Future of Nursing Scholars Program Co-Director Susan B. Hassmiller, Brittany Stark, Michelle McKay In 2014, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation became the inaugural funder of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars program,...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Celebrates Five Years of Promises Made, Promises Kept

Wednesday, 05 October 2016 by Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN
When I think about Independence Blue Cross and our region, I am humbled by the thought of our role in improving the health of the millions of members and their families that we’ve served for nearly 80 years. In 2011, our company reaffirmed its commitment to our community with the creation of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation)....
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