## Case study

### Education: Efficient purchasing creates opportunities

### Virtual Card Spend
- Educational materials
- Office supplies
- Utilities

### Summary
Optimizing expense management for a non-profit dedicated to bringing at-risk students access to educational opportunities.

### Challenge
A rapidly growing staff was sharing one credit card for all purchases that support the non-profit’s programs. It was a logistical challenge that bred a lack of accountability with budgeting and receipts. _”Reconciling 300 transactions on one statement was a headache.”_ said the accounting lead.

### Solution
They turned to Extend to organize purchasing. Staff members now request a virtual card per purchase order, providing budget visibility. After making a payment, they then attach receipts right in the app. No longer chasing paper, _“I’m able to use my time in a more efficient way,”_ they shared.

### Outcome
**One card becomes many.** The non-profit uses its existing credit card to generate unique virtual cards for hundreds of staff members in need of a payment method.

**Clear spend visibility.** Staff members can easily track their spend and accounting teams can easily view pertinent details associated with each purchase.

**Simplified reconciliation.** Transactions are clearly tied to purchase orders and associated receipts with reference fields and attachments, cutting time-to-reconcile in half.

**Budget accountability.** By using unique virtual cards per purchase order, staff members can track their purchases against their defined budget.

> “We needed someone to grow with us and Extend was that perfect partner. It’s made life a lot easier.”

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