www.ScoutsOnline.co.uk
On-Brand Websites
for Scout Groups
Objectives
Provide websites that:
• promote a Scout Group, Sections and fundraising initiatives
• increase Youth and Adult membership
• inform members and parents
• are fully pre-populated with On-Brand content + setup free of charge
• requires no / limited technical skills
• requires no / low maintenance
• allows group content personalisation
• links to rich Scouts.org.uk content / information
Website Challenges for Scout Groups
Website Hosting
Time and skills
required to deal
with hosting
providers
+ Monthly costs
Page, Modules, HTML
Skills and time to
create pages, menus
and add page
content
Website Environment /
CMS
Creating Content
Time and skills
required to setup
website from
scratch / template
Time to collect and
create on-brand
images and wording
suitable for
each page
Keeping Up-To-Date
Replicating Updates to
Many Pages
Time to refresh
content for new
Scout Association
initiatives and
branding updates
Updating group
changes
(E.g. meeting
day/time, leader
contact details, etc.)
may need many
page updates
Introducing… Scouts Online
• Group websites
• On-brand images, messaging and
information
• Extensive set of pre-populated
pages
• Scouting specific functionality
• Fully setup for groups who want
their own web presence without
the workload of creating a website
• Automatic standard content and
styling updates, done by us
• Quick and simple environment for
groups that DO want to change
their site content
• Allowing leaders to spend time on
Scouting, not building and
maintaining their website
Promote Your
Group
• Website home page
• Welcome message
• Section links
• Menu bar
• Group details
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Group/Scouting overview
What we do
Where we are
More section links
• Group History
• Promote your building for
party’s, keep fit classes, etc.
• Booking requests emailed
to your GSL (site admin)
Promote Your
Colony, Pack, Troop
or Unit
• Attract new members
• Capture details of potential
new members
Young person’s details
Parent details
Medical details
Agree with terms of Young
Person Information Form
• Emailed to section leader
(section admin) and GSL
(site admin) in Compass
entry format
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• Inform new members
• Inform existing members
Grow Your
Adult Team
• Attract and inform potential
adult members
• Enquiry form
• Capture adult details
• Adult details
• Medical details
• Agree with terms of Adult
Information Form
• Emailed to GSL (site admin)
in Compass entry format
• Link to Scouts.org.uk
volunteer training pages
Social Media /
Networking
• Show Facebook and Twitter
feeds on your website
• Keep your site fresh and
automatically updated
• Display your website
messaging and Facebook /
Twitter feeds in one place
• Links to your Social Media
account on every page
• Visitors may Like and Share
pages via their:
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Facebook Account
Twitter Account
Google+ Account
Email
Website, Sections
and Pages are
Built from Settings
• Group details
• Section details
• Also enabling multiple colonies /
packs / troops per group
• User Management
• Site / section administrators and
private content viewers
Website reflects these settings:
• Location, times and map
• Only sections setup will be
shown in menu, links and image
banners (E.g. No Explorer Unit)
• Contact form recipients
• Changing settings automatically
changes the website pages
How is Scouts Online different?
Traditional Website built by Group
on a CMS (E.g. WordPress)
(1 of 3)
Scouts Online
• Find + Pay for Hosting provider
Included
• Install and configure CMS package
Fully pre-configured environment
• Register + Pay for domain name
www.1stAbc.scoutsonline.co.uk
included or use your domain name
• Install / Design template
Included and setup
• Create pages and add modules
Pre-populated
• Find, create and add content
Pre-populated + ability to override
File Manager populated with Scout
marketing and badge images to
add to your pages and events
• Replicate section meeting place /
times (etc.) across many pages
Settings for place / times, etc. will
automatically propagate across
many site pages
How is Scouts Online different?
Traditional Website built by Group
on a CMS (E.g. WordPress)
(2 of 3)
Scouts Online
• Manually setup SEO (to ensure the
site is found when someone
‘googles’ for the group)
Automatic – based on Group,
Section and page settings and
Scouts Online software
• Define user view / admin privacy
structure + set page and content
privacy levels
Included and configured
Define which users can
view/administer content per
section
Group may define privacy level for
future private content modules
How is Scouts Online different?
Traditional Website built by Group
on a CMS (E.g. WordPress)
• On-going content updates
• For Scout Assoc. branding updates
• Separate platforms for social media
• Section day / time + leader contact
details changes
• Add new site features and
functionality
(3 of 3)
Scouts Online
Automatic
Standard content and styling is
updated centrally, by us
Social media feeds on website – for
group and each section
Automatic – Section / User setting
changes are propagated across site
Automatic – more Scouts Online
pages, features and functionality
will be added over time
Website Challenges
Answered by Scouts Online
Website Hosting
Website Environment /
CMS
Creating Content
On-brand
messaging is
included
Hosting is
included in
Scouts Online
Free setup is
included in
Scouts Online
Page, Modules, HTML
Keeping Up-To-Date
Replicating Updates to
Many Pages
Extensive set of
pre-populated web
pages
Automatic standard
content and styling
updates
+ Simple interface
to personalise
content
We do it, so you
don’t have to
Group, Section, User
and Module settings
automatically
propagate across
web pages and mailmerge fields
+ File Manager with
marketing and
badge images
Package Levels
Level 1
(Free of Charge)
Level 2
(£10 per month –
Same as hosting
your own site)
Level 3
(TBC)
• Free initial setup
Package 1 + the following:
Future Package Level
• Rich, on-brand content
• Upload your own photos, images
and files
• Events / Programme
• Meeting address, day, time
and map
• Personalise page text and image
banners
• Media / Photo Gallery &
Albums
• Adult and Youth forms
• Replace YouTube videos
• Meet the Leaders (per section)
• Contact forms
• Sell your group to prospective
Adult / Youth members
• + much more
• www.1stA.scoutsonline.co.uk
• Automatic content and styling
updates
• Add directions
• Promote your Hall for hiring
• Social media Links, Feeds and
Like/Share buttons
• Add you own links
Aimed at groups that want their
own on-brand, and up-to-date
website without the need to
personalise messaging or images
• Invite your leaders to administer
section content
• Point your domain name to your
Scouts Online website
Demonstration Site Links
Standard Group
Big Group
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
Multiple colonies, packs, troops +
Explorers + Network
www.1stSmall.ScoutsOnline.co.uk
www.1stBig.ScoutsOnline.co.uk
These sites use standard
content (without any leader
personalisation), so showSea Scouts
Explorers / Network
exactly what you will get
for Package LevelSea
2 from
Explorer and/or Network Unit – not
or Air Scouts – different
day
one
attached to a group
uniforms
www.1stESU.ScoutsOnline.co.uk
www.1stSea.ScoutsOnline.co.uk
www.ScoutsOnline.co.uk
Feature rich, pre-populated, low maintenance
group websites
“Allowing leaders to spend time on Scouting,
not website design”
More Details
For more details, please contact us:
www.ScoutsOnline.co.uk/Marketing/ContactUs.aspx
Thank you for your time
We look forward to
working with you