Transform Your Scouting Council

There is so much that Black Pug has been able to do for us with their reservation system, both in Scouting Events and Camp Reservations. Our volunteers can make reservations online, we no longer need to track everything by hand and in a couple different databases, and both have a nice close out section where you can capture all of the information for the event and a session at camp. We can quickly see who owes money and get the bills sent out. And they all look the same! They don't vary from one district to another. They also have a great refund process built in and they get that the councils need two signatures on any refunds. I'm in the accounting department and I've been very excited about all of the reporting tools that they have. If they don't have a reporting tool that we need, they are really quick to create one; usually within a day or two. I've really enjoyed working with them because they are so easy to get along with and they get the Scouting lingo. I look forward to working with them in the future!

We used Sellwise for many years as our Point of Sale system…. Tracking inventory, sales transactions, and lots of Unit Deposit Account transactions. We knew we wanted to move away from a desktop based system to something in the cloud, as well as being very user friendly for our unit leadership. COVID-19 helped us accelerate the transition from a desktop system that we had no access to for months due to workplace restrictions. Now months after the transition, our unit leaders love it that they can inquire of their UDA balance 24/7, they can make a deposit anytime and see that it posts to the account immediately, use their UDA balance to purchase Council Trading Post and other items as well as pay camp and activity registration fees. Unit leadership’s ability to update Trusted Users as they need and when they need is a huge benefit to the units, and eliminate a great deal of administrative work previously done by council staff. Wow what a great toolset that has dramatically streamlined our operations related to retail sales (primarily internet sales) and Unit Deposit Account management. We would encourage every council to take a look at Black Pug Software.

The Black Pug Software is awesome. It's very easy to setup events, trading post, camp reservations, and fundraisers!. The customer service is the best I've ever experienced in 22 years. The fees they charge are very reasonable. Setup time was quick from start to active. My volunteers have nothing but positive comments which is amazing! They think it's easy to use, great customer reports, and they are able to do so much with the software. I should have used them long ago and I hope you consider them as well!!!