ScoutSoft Version 4.0
Youth Advancement & CERT Software for All Sponsoring Organizations
Reducing Leaders Time While Increasing Youth Progress!
"This is really a great Program" - Zone Scout Leader, Washington
"We started using ScoutSoft towards the beginning of the year and really like it's abilities and how it is able to track the progress of all of our youth. I wanted to commend you on creating this program and let you know that we really like it." - Sponsor Leader, California
"Hello, I am so excited about the Scoutsoft program after I tried the trial time with the program. How do I register?" - Advancement Chairman, Idaho
"Gentlemen, I downloaded your program for a 30 day trial. Its is the best I have ever seen. Our Zone is going to use it in all its sponsors." - Zone Scout Leader, Southern California
"Thank you for all the help you have been for our Zone. We are up and running. We love the new version." - Advancement Chairman, California
"I will pass this along to the others in our district that are looking for a Great software package. I just went into the report area and built myself a Tour permit report, and I see where I can get more of the information that I was wanting and how I can customize my reports. I'll keep in contact as I find things that may benefit others." - Scouter, Arizona
"We are loving the software." - Committee Chairman, Colorado
"... kind of a look what a cool program we have and this is how you use it." - Zone Scout Leader, California
"I love the software it has made things so much easier for us to keep things organized." - Committee Leader, US Military, Germany
"...one additional piece of praise, thanks for making a Mac client – as well as the PC one. We have 2 Mac users in our unit and 3 PC users – it is good that we can all use the same product and that the product is done well. I was tempted to do my own app – but this one looks like it has everything that I need." - Scoutmaster, Utah, Mac User
"I am the Advancement chairman on our troop committee and that's why I purchased Scout soft. (By the way - I think its great!)." - Advancement Chairman, Kansas
"PS This is a wonderful program that you have here!" - Committee Member, Utah
"I am the cub master for Pack 4###. We love Scoutsoft and use it heavily. My license is about to expire. How do I renew this?" - Cubmaster, Utah
ScoutSoft is certified by the BSA as a ScoutNET authorized software!
ScoutSoft's low annual license fits easily within your Sponsoring Organization's budget!
ScoutSoft's 4.0 Java version runs on the major platforms - Windows, Linux and Mac!
If the Sponsoring Organization sponsors CERT-Community Emergency Response Teams or similar emergency services program ScoutSoft helps you structure and management your volunteer leaders and response program!
ScoutSoft has NO LIMITATIONS on data exchanging between leaders!
ScoutSoft protects your member's privacy by not allowing member's data to be stored on internet!
Warning to Scout Leaders - The BSA Council's internet advancement files for ranks and merit badges is not the official data base of the BSA for approval of Eagle applications since the data is inputed by the unit leaders and may be changed by unit leaders. Eagle applications will continue to be checked against the printed BSA Advancememt Reports submitted to your council. You should always check your rank and merit badges dates earned against the printed BSA Advancement Reports. Also, the BSA internet advancement webpage only provides a check of months between ranks beginning with Tenderfoot. It does not track the 30 days physical fitness requirement between Scout and Tenderfoot! The BSA's Council's internet advancement is only a historical record of merit badges and ranks. It does not provide any Trail to Eagle Scout advancement progress information for the Scout leaders, the scouts, their parents and for the Sponsoring Organization's leaders. ScoutSoft, BSA Certified Software, provides progress reports and summaries of what a boy needs to do to complete his next rank and of his complete Trail to Eagle!
The District version also allows for many district wide reports including merit badge counselors for the whole district. ScoutSoft is the least expensive BSA certified software package for tracking Boy Scouting and Cub Scouting advancement!
List of Main Features - Tracks all scouting ranks, requirements & all
badges and badge requirements, prints court of honor\pack meeting awards earned, tracks all scouting adult and youth leadership positions for all members,
tracks patrol activities & camps & service hours, member notes, prints requirements to be completed for next rank, warns of nonqualifying leadership positions, warns of inadequate time between ranks, counts down months to 18th birthday, Sponsor and District merit badge counselor lists, maintains unlimited number of monetary (Friends of Scouting and Sponsor Contribution drives or other fund raisers) drives and non-monetary (Sponsor Newsletters, CERT-Emergency Preparedness, Membership Fellowship Visiting), rosters, form letters, help menu, spreadsheets style batch requirement input screen, group requirement batch input, Scout checkoff sheets, blood type, talents, etc., password control included, dues set up & fees collected features, prints donation slips, tracks member balances due on dues, fees, registration, boys' life fees. Back up features and importing and exporting featuress and creates council transmittal disks for advancement & rechartering reporting.
Download ScoutSoft - Click to download trial version of ScoutSoft.
Scouting Software Comparisons - [Read the following Alerts & Updates before viewing the Scouting Software Comparison report - dated May 2008: 1. The attached comparison webpage includes Scoutmate and Rank N' File software packages - In September 2007 both of them ceased publishing their BSA certified software packages and should be ignored. 2. The 'non-BSA' certified software program etrailtoeagle.com's description of 'Being' in compliance with BSA advancement rules for ranks and merit badges and/or of 'produces accurate' BSA advancement history reports both should be changed from 'Badges Only' to 'No - Not in compliance with BSA Advancement Rules'. Also, the ScoutSoft descriptions have not been updated for ScoutSoft's new leader and parents scout reports email features. We will update the worksheet to add the ScoutSoft's new email reports features and to remove the two discontinured software and update the other Non-BSA Certified software comparisons from the worksheet when time becomes available. If you were a licensed user of either of the two discontinued software packages or are a current user of Troopmaster email us at scoutsoft@scoutSoft.net for information on free or discounted conversion license fees for converting to ScoutSoft!]
Ordering ScoutSoft: Call 1-801-292-5787 to sign up for ScoutSoft or download software on trial basis from our Download page.
See How to Order for mail, e-mail & fax orders.
- ScoutSoft, as a certified BSA ScoutNet program, uploads and downloads data with your BSA council. Scouters can upload their advancement reports and their BSA annual charters directly onto the BSA's Internet advancement and chartering programs. (Cub Leaders - currently the BSA only automatically uploads Cub Scout ranks. Arrow points and Webelos Activity Badges must be entered manually on the BSA Internet Advancement website.) Leaders can also import members' names and addresses from their BSA council's data base. ScoutSoft creates a sponsor BSA membership transfer file making it easy to set up the new sponsor's BSA units. ScoutSoft can also export member's advancement records not only between leaders within the sponsor but with new sponsors. Only BSA CERTIFIED SCOUTNET software can upload Charters and Internet Advancement Reports to your Council's internet website.
ScoutSoft Users can Download Advancement Records Already Entered on the Council's Internet Advancement Website - ScoutSoft is the ONLY ScoutNET Certified Software that offers this feature! Scouters that have been entering their ranks and badges on their council's BSA Internet Advancement website can download from the council's website all of the ranks and badges directly into ScoutSoft. Because ScoutSoft has this download feature the BSA Internet Advancement website also serves as an offsite back up of your advancement data. If your computer corrupts your data base you can download the ranks and badges from the council if you do not have back up of your advancement records! Only ScoutSoft users can do this!
ScoutSoft's low single sponsor & sponsoring organization District annual licenses is 40% less than the other ScoutNet Certified software which savings adds up year after year! The licenses apply to all sponsor organization owned computers and to all of their leader's personal computers at home or at work. An individual sponsoring organization's annual license currently is only $59.00 per year for all BSA units in the sponsor! However, the better value is the District Annual License that currently only costs $199.00 per year and covers all district leaders and the individual sponsor's leaders for up to 15 sponsors in the District. ScoutSoft also offers large multiple year license discounts with current discounts as high as $38 off of a single sponsor 3 year license and a $140 off of a District 3 year annual license! The District 3 Year Annual License is the Best Value! Operating System and Transferring Data - ScoutSoft Version 4.0 and above is a Java based program and ScoutSoft is the ONLY BSA certified software package that runs on all three major PC operating systems - Windows XP & Vista, MAC & Linux! You do not need to select your adult leaders based upon what type of PC operating system they have!. The speed of the software is solely dependent on the user's computer's amount of RAM memory and the speed of their hard disk drive. ScoutSoft, as a java based program, will also run on Linux and Apple's Mac. ScoutSoft data files can be transferred between leaders on a data field by data field basis. Multiple leaders can be tracking the same requirements and update each other. When a leader is released they simply transfer the data files to the new leader and the new leader continues on with no interruption. ScoutSoft has eliminated the hassle of updating your software as it will automatically check for new program updates, download them and install them for you.
ScoutSoft allows sponsoring organization's that sponsor CERT or similar emergency response teams to set up their full Emergency Preparedness program. ScoutSoft's CERT program includes district leaders, district runners, district family assignment, family members in household and approximate age under 21 or Adult or Senior, family-owned and sponsored-owned emergency equipment, family emergency status reporting of OK-Green, Need Non-Emergency Help-Yellow and Emergency Help Needed-Red. Full district family status reporting provided. ScoutSoft ensures continuity of information when CERT leaders change!
ScoutSoft has NO LIMITATIONS on data exchanging between leaders - Unlike other scouting software ScoutSoft users can update each other with all or any part of another leader's data files. The leader simply creates an export file and either emails the file or creates a diskette to hand to the other leader for uploading. Plus ScoutSoft has the most powerful import/export member and data selection criteria among all scouting software packages. The receiving leader has complete control over what data is or is not updated to his data base. Fast, easy, safe and secure with full user controlled data importing!
ScoutSoft protects your membership information with password controls and by not providing internet updating and storage. ScoutSoft limits your organization's exposure to member's identity theft by providing multiple user passwords levels controlled by the sponsoring organization and by not providing direct internet access to and/or storage on a third party internet server site. The Sponsoring Organization is completely in control of its confidential membership information.
