yummy_beatles Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hey all - I have recently been looking into getting our troop a website that is easy to manage, and is able to let fees be payed, let people know when and where campouts and other activities are, etc. I looked at Teamsnap, because it seems like the perfect option, but our troop doesn't have the finances to pay for it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred johnson Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 My favorite so far ... http://soarol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdidochas Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hey all - I have recently been looking into getting our troop a website that is easy to manage, and is able to let fees be payed, let people know when and where campouts and other activities are, etc. I looked at Teamsnap, because it seems like the perfect option, but our troop doesn't have the finances to pay for it. Any ideas? Try troopwebhost, but it's about $100 a year. You can set it up to allow payment by paypal. That said, it can also do advancement, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meschen Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 My favorite so far ... http://soarol.com Seconded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdidochas Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Troopwebhost does most of what soarol does, and also replaces troopmaster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yummy_beatles Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Most of these look like they are actually more money than teamsnap. I take it nobody knows about any free services? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packsaddle Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Free? A paper notebook and a some pencils are fairly inexpensive. Plus it still works when the power is off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenDavis500 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 We're using google sites. It is free. The Scouts made their own website using the templates and some html. It's possible to pay via Paypal but we don't have that set up currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennStateScouter Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Check out http://www.trooptrack.com. It is not free but it will do everything that you are looking for and more. I really don't think you are going to find what you are looking for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdidochas Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Most of these look like they are actually more money than teamsnap. I take it nobody knows about any free services? Well, the free teamsnap doesn't have what you need. To do online paying with teamsnap, it's $7.99 a month, which is $95.88 a year, about the same as Troopwebhost ($99), but you'd have to configure it more to work with scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basementdweller Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yep you can do your own thing using the tools google provides for free. The cost is the time invested to figure out how to make it work for you. Google drive provides all the spreadsheets, documents, you need to run a unit Google site or groups provides the website and google plus is the social media connection. gmail for group emails. $100 a year for Troopwebshost is a bargain over spending hours developing your own program. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daped01 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Has anyone used OurGroupOnline? it is a "generic" version of troopwebhost but has a template for Cub Scouts? We are currently in our free trial period. I like everything about it so far except for the advancement tracking. Perhaps I just need to figure out how to make it work for us, but otherwise I love all the options it gives us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgeist Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 There IS a free option - scoutlander.com It gets you a basic website, calendar, email broadcasting (not quite the same thing as groups) and it's FREE. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 There IS a free option - scoutlander.com It gets you a basic website, calendar, email broadcasting (not quite the same thing as groups) and it's FREE. Lovely, for some reason I wanted give a "good" rep to this post and the system (or my fingers) hit the wrong button...and won't let me take it back. Ironically this happened in a technology thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgeist Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Lol! So I just got a negative for doing a good deed? I'll try not to take it too hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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