Technical Information
Scouting Websites
Enhancing the Scouting Experience
By using a website to communicate within your troop, you can keep everyone up to date on all events, notices, and changes to the schedule. Scouts can easily monitor their progress in earning merit badges, service hours, and rank advancement. Privacy is maintained by restricting access to sensitive information, such as Scout names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. The site is designed with flexibility in mind by adding, removing, or changing any features that you want. Postings are also made available via RSS feeds, so interested scouts and adults can receive updates via email or other RSS readers without visiting your scout website.
Up to Date Information
Easy to use website allows scout leaders to maintain important information easily. Information can include:
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Flexible Rosters – scout, adult, OA, leadership (see video below)
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Calendar of Events
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Notices
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Scout Advancement Reports
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Scout and Adult Training and Activity History
Other features include:
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Forms
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Photo Albums
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Troopmaster Integration
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Blogs - RSS feeds
- Send Mail Based on Selectable Criteria (see video below)
Leadership Notices
Notices to the troop, such as Senior Patrol Leader announcements, can be posted for easy viewing on the website, and optionally sent via email.
Full history of these notices is maintained automatically on the website.
Scout and Troop Privacy
Viewing scout names and other sensitive data can be restricted to authorized users. Rosters, contact information, and photo albums can all require password access. Scouts cannot access other scout’s progress information.
Import Data
Scout, adult, and activity information can be imported from Troopmaster or other spreadsheets. It will be automatically displayed on dynamic rosters, which can be protected by passwords.
Flexible Postings
Authorized users can post any type of information, including:
- Event Notices
- Troop Policies
- Resource Links
- General Information
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Photo Albums
Sending Emails
See how easy it is to send emails to groups of scouts by watching this short video:
