Because Scouting should be all about spending time

Because Scouting should be all about spending time with your scouts.

What is Troop. Web. Host? A dedicated website for your troop. Hosted on our secure server. That every member of your troop can log on to. With access appropriate to each member’s position. To maintain and access all of your troop’s information. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Public Web Pages Home Page • Information about your troop • Photos • Announcements • Upcoming Events About Our Troop Adult Leaders Download Forms Photo Gallery - can be private Resource Links Video Gallery - can be private www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Logon To Your Site Each member of the troop has their own User ID and password. Each member of your troop can be assigned one or more roles: • Scout • Event Planner • Adult • Treasurer • Advancement Chair • Webmaster • Membership Chair • …and many more (you can define your own roles, if you’d like) The menu the user sees is limited to what is appropriate to his/her roles. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

My Stuff View and update information about yourself: • View your account balance and transaction history • Submit payments on-line using Pay. Pal • View your advancement status • Update your contact information and password • Sign up for events • Subscribe to the troop calendar • View and contribute to the Scout Forum • View library materials and equipment you’ve checked out • View the merit badges you support as a merit badge counselor Parents can view information about their scouts’ advancement and accounts, and can update their contact information. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

E-Mail and SMS Text Messages Send messages from your web site to: • Individual members • The entire troop • All members of a patrol • All members signed up for an event • Custom e-mail groups that you create Special e-mail functions: • Send User ID and Password to selected members • Send account balances • Send invitation to upcoming event to all who haven’t yet decided www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Calendar View all troop events on the Troop Calendar: • Meetings • Fundraisers • Campouts • Community Service Set up event locations for places you visit often, with: • Address • Distance & Directions • Phone Number • Photograph • • Google Map coordinates Web Site Link Schedule activities, meal plans, and rank and merit badge requirements. Take attendance to give credit for camping nights, hiking miles and service hours. After the event, upload photos to share with the troop. Subscribe to the troop calendar from Google Calendar and other calendar applications, including those on tablets and smart phones, including i. Pad and i. Phone. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Rank Advancement View detailed requirements for all ranks and merit badges. Print “Blue Cards” for merit badges. Check off scouts who completed requirements that were offered at an event. Automatically complete community service requirements based on participation at service events. Automatically complete “months in rank” requirements. Print reports, labels and award cards for Court of Honor. Compute eligibility for Order of the Arrow. Identify who needs which requirements for next advancement. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Managing Your Troop’s Funds Makes your treasurer’s job much easier! Pay. Pal payments are automatically posted to the member’s account. Enter group transactions for dues and campouts (participants are pre-selected). Reconcile your monthly bank statement by checking off the checks & deposits. Generate e-mails to all troop members with their current account balances. Every member can view their account history on-line. No more printing and mailing statements every month! www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Leadership and Training Adult and scout leadership positions. Saves history of positions held by each member of the troop. Record training completed by each adult and scout. Expiration dates are computed automatically. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Automated Electronic Newsletter Automatically e-mail a newsletter to every member of your troop (unless they opt out). Newsletter is automatically generated from information you’ve already entered into the system: • Announcements • Upcoming events Personalized to each recipient to show: • Whether or not they’ve signed up for each upcoming event • Training about to expire • Account balances • Library materials and equipment that are currently checked out • Requirements needed for next rank advancement www. Troop. Web. Host. com

But Wait, There’s More! Upload forms and documents for easy retrieval. Check in and check out troop library materials. Check in and check out camping equipment. Display videos you’ve uploaded to You. Tube. Support for merit badge counselors, including those from other troops. Download complete database backup as XML document. Configure the system to fit your troop’s requirements, including color scheme and banner image. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Getting Started Order a subscription at Troop. Web. Host. com. Only $99 per year for your entire troop. Excellent customer support and comprehensive on-line user guide. Implementation checklist is provided in the User Guide. Troop roster, completed merit badges, and completed rank requirements may be uploaded from Troop. Master. Troop roster may be uploaded from Scout. Track. www. Troop. Web. Host. com

Technical Details for I. T. Professionals Dedicated server managed by Liquid. Web at secure data center in Lansing, MI. Server configuration: • • Dual quad core Xeon processor Primary storage: two 15, 000 RPM disks in RAID 1 (mirrored) configuration Third disk for SQL backups Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R 2 Full database backups daily, with hourly incremental backups. Backups copied off-site daily for two week retention. SSL encrypted communications. Integrated user guide. Tool tips on all data entry fields. Export any grid to Excel. www. Troop. Web. Host. com