This just in: SpringFour Founder and CEO Rochelle Nawrocki Gorey has made Inc.’s Female Founders 250 — a list of the most creative and impactful female leaders in America!

Rochelle Nawrocki Gorey was chosen in both the financial services and changemaker categories, according to Inc., “for demonstrating the importance of marrying social impact with fintech and completing more than 5 million financial health referrals in 2023.”

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Each year, Inc. editors review thousands of applications highlighting female founders who are challenging the status quo and tackling some of the world’s biggest problems. The list features women who have overcome challenges and lifted those around them, while leading impactful organizations across the country. This year, SpringFour’s Rochelle Nawrocki Gorey is featured alongside founders Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez, Scarlett Johannson, Katy Perry, Shay Mitchell, and Natalie Portman, as well as Financial Industry leaders Billie Jean King of Billie Jean King Enterprises and Wendy Cai-Lee at Piermont Bank.

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Impact and Communications Manager, SpringFour

As social impact becomes a core measurement of success to more companies at SpringFour, we’ve seen an increasing need for social impact reporting from our clients. For many of our clients, Q1 is a time to look back at all the work done in the previous year to prepare ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), CRA (Community Reinvestment Act), CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), and other reports that show how their companies are making a difference for their customers, employees, and beyond. 

With social impact at the center of our business, we’ve spent the last few weeks preparing customized, annual Social Impact Reports. These reports showcase the impact we made with each client to support their customers in 2023 through the use of SpringFour financial health referrals. 

We know that behind every SpringFour referral is a real person accessing financial assistance resources that can make a tangible difference in their lives. In fact, 91% of S4pro users agree that providing access to these resources helps people reduce their monthly expenses. And it’s not just our clients’ customers who benefit from these referrals, but also their employees and their bottom line.

Because of the impact these referrals have, our clients often use these reports to:

• Highlight the important work they’re doing to help their customers improve their financial health
• Bolster annual ESG, CRA, CSR, or social impact reporting
• Share with stakeholders and regulators how they’re helping to strengthen the communities they serve
• Better understand the ever-changing needs of their consumers

We’re incredibly proud to work in partnership with our clients to make financial health possible for more of their customers than ever before. As these reports make their way to our clients’ inboxes, we’re excited for them to see the impact they had in 2023 so that, together, we can create strategies to reach even more people in 2024.

For more information about our annual Social Impact Reports, please reach out to impact@springfour.com. 

Phylicia Clifton

Senior Client Success and Impact Manager, SpringFour

Wow…what a year! In 2023, SpringFour received more recognition and validation than ever before — with awards, press, and, most importantly, new and expanded partnerships with far-reaching impact. Financial health became a mainstay and a must-have during 2023. 

It is clear that, through empathy-driven financial health solutions, institutions can achieve win-wins — financially healthier customers who increase their repayments, leading to better business outcomes.

Please explore our report to see some top achievements in 2023, including:

• 5.5 million financial health referrals delivered

• Brand new all-in-one financial health solution that is in demand 

• Partnership media features with BMO, Self, Fay Servicing, and more

• Awards from Fast Company, Finovate, and Banking Tech

Since our launch more than 15 years ago, our mission-driven mindset has been this: By empowering people with resources that make a difference in a customer’s life, we all win.

We’re thrilled to activate our mission in impactful ways and to do our part in making the world a better, kinder, and more financially sound place. 

Thank you, as always, for your partnership,

Rochelle Nawrocki-Gorey

CEO & Founder, SpringFour

This just out: Americans now owe a collective $1.13 trillion on their credit cards.

So, what are financial institutions doing to solve this growing challenge?

Organizations that effectively support their customers to achieve greater financial health and make repayments all have one thing in common: they’re using SpringFour. Here’s why:

SpringFour is synonymous with impact — for organizations and their customers. That’s why we kicked off the year by winning the Real Leaders Impact Award, which recognizes top companies that are scaling solutions to meet pressing issues.

We were also excited to join Theodora Lau for a great conversation on One Vision Podcast. She says it best:

“How do you build a customer-centric financial institution? Being hyper-focused on your customers’ needs definitely tops the list. Especially in an environment where financial uncertainty is keeping many consumers up at night, banks are in the best position to act as an empathetic and trusted partner for those in need.”

SpringFour can help you address delinquencies quickly, efficiently — and with empathy. SpringFour is a proven and effective delinquency solution. Our data and client list speak for themselves. Don’t get left behind.

Connect with us at impact@springfour.com to get started.

Thank you,

Rochelle Nawrocki-Gorey

CEO & Founder, SpringFour

For the last six years, Real Leaders Top Impact Companies have celebrated companies around the globe that are striving to build a better world. To make the list, companies must demonstrate their clear intention to scale solutions that address pressing issues. Companies are then ranked by revenue size, growth rate, impact metrics, and gross annual revenue.

As social impact has always been the cornerstone of our business, we’re honored to be included on this list and featured at number 26 for the financial services category.

Here is what we’ve known since our very first day:

When people are experiencing financial challenges, it’s because something is happening in their lives that makes it impossible for them to cover all of their expenses. When businesses empower their customers and employees with access to resources that help them save money and build a better life, we all win.

Win-wins are the best kind of impact to create, and we are so proud to create that impact with top financial institutions, employers, nonprofits, and the people they serve.

We wrapped up our fourth quarter with a major success metric: 5.5 million.

That is the number of financial health referrals that consumers across the US accessed in 2023 through SpringFour — and that number is 25% more than the previous year. 

Here’s what this means: Financial health cannot merely be a buzzword or a branding strategy. Done properly, it can help people pay their bills, put food on the table, and keep the lights on — and helping people achieve that needs to be a priority for financial institutions, employers, nonprofits, and more that want to meet their customers’ financial health needs while strengthening their business.

In Q4, we predicted that financial education alone is out — and that financial resources that deliver real-time support are in, and with more organizations turning to SpringFour, we are already seeing our prediction come true.

That is why we launched an all-in-one financial health product called S4connect with expanded reporting and analytical capabilities, which is seeing demand from existing and new partners alike.

Please read our Q4 Impact Report to see Americans’ increased needs and how we are meeting them; media spotlights on our impactful work with top organizations, including BMO, Self, and OppFi; and more.

Thank you, as always, for your partnership,

Rochelle Nawrocki-Gorey

CEO & Founder, SpringFour