Case Study: Room to Read achieves 80% faster month-end close and 7-day faster reimbursements with Nexonia

Learn how Room to Read improved their financial efficiency by 80% and positively impacted the lives of more than 100,000 children worldwide as a result

Room to Read is a global non-profit founded in 2000 that improves literacy and gender equality in education for children in low-income communities. As the organization scaled, its manual, Excel-based expense process and lack of time tracking left finance teams chasing receipts, producing weak reporting, and taking weeks to close the books—limiting their ability to focus on mission‑critical work and demonstrate impact to donors.

By adopting Nexonia Expenses and Timesheets with a bi-directional integration to Sage Intacct, Room to Read automated approvals, digital receipt capture, mobile submissions, and custom reporting. The change cut month‑end close time by over 80% (weeks to days), sped reimbursements by seven days, improved donor compliance to win larger multi‑year awards, supported global scalability, and—by freeing finance to do higher‑value work—helped the organization estimate impact for roughly 100,000 more children.

Room to Read

Shari Freedman

Chief Financial Officer