Organizing Troops With A Scout Website

As scout leaders and parents, it can be hard at times to manage your scout team. It's hard enough to keep track of one person, let alone an entire team. But do not worry. A scout website is now available as a companion and form of assistance for a scout leader and/or parent to manage his scout.

So how does the scout website help, exactly?

1. It manages each scout troop or pack and organizes the names and personal information of all parties involved. These websites also store information about your troop and its members and where they are, what they're doing and information about their next event. Email and text messaging tools are available in the website for faster dissemination of information to all members of the troops. 2. A calendar of events is also included in the website to inform everyone of the troop's present and future events. There is also an option for automatic reminders to be sent, which can be set-up to be received daily, weekly, monthly or only when an event listing has to be reminded. 3. Member information is also available on the website for better communication. This feature also enables the scout leader to manage payments and gives all members the opportunity to view the information of their co-members for easy interaction. 4. A community forum is also available to encourage and promote interaction and discussion between members of the scout troop. 5. Projects and surveys are easily done on the scout website to manage projects and events and get feedback about it almost instantly. 6. The media section enables a scout troop to upload photos and/or videos, especially of their members and past projects. Photographs and information can be designated only to allow members and their families to view the photos and information. 7. A website and online store is also possible for your website. They are used to promote a scout's troop events, projects and merchandise. It can also be used to promote the group itself. A scout leader can control what information can be viewed only by members and by the general public.

Because of these features, some benefits are quite apparent.

1. It saves time for the scout leader. All you have to do is enter all the necessary information into the website and everyone is immediately notified. An automatic feature sends out notifications to all members including possible date, time, locations and other important information. And best of all, this convenience can also get an automatic response and feedback from the members saving you valuable time. 2. Attendance is easier to manage. Push one button and everyone is informed of an event. And everyone can respond immediately if they are coming or not and you'll be able to do a head count way before the event. 3. Scout websites also serve to increase performance of each scout member. Since the team is better organized, scout members perform better. Tracking the individual scout's performance is easier than ever. Tracking their progress and allowing you to know which scouts you need to concentrate your encouragement with. 4. Funds are properly collected. The website lets you keep track of who has paid and who hasn't paid the troop fees. It also lets you keep track of who paid with cash or checks.

The scout management website is different from an email distribution list because this won't clog up your inbox. It keeps everything in place and members do not have to worry about getting unwanted notices in their mail inbox.

Using a scout website will not only organize your management life, it will also keep you away from getting headache after headache worrying over the details involved with your troop. by Kaila West

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