Help all residents discover and attend the programs you already run
Gather Scout reaches your community with personalized visual texts, so naturalist programs, fitness classes, and events stay full all year.
No apps, no spam, just results.
You already promote your programs through your website, seasonal guide, email, and social media. But residents miss announcements or never discover the events that fit them, and open slots and campsites go unfilled. Gather Scout adds a channel that actually gets read, so more of the residents you are already reaching show up.
Up and running without adding to anyone's plate
People subscribe
People opt in by texting your number, clicking a link, scanning a QR code, or using a signup form embedded on your site.
You add events
Paste the event's web address and the card builds itself. Customize as needed.
You send visual texts
Schedule a message weekly or send as needed. Messages get more personalized as subscribers engage.
More people attend
Direct text messages build awareness, so your events draw bigger crowds.
A visual text, then a tap to the full details
People get a branded text with the events most relevant to them, plus a link to a page with full details. No app, no login.
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Tailored event marketing solutions for local teams
See how Gather Scout works for organizations like yours.
Chambers of Commerce
The direct way to keep your chamber members coming back
Community Organizations
Reach more of your community and fill your events.
Community Recreation Centers
Notify members on rec center happenings with visual texts
County Park Agencies
Help all residents discover and attend the programs you already run
Downtown Development Organizations
The direct way to bring back residents downtown
Libraries
Turn existing library programs into consistently attended community events
Master Planned Communities
Guaranteed event attendance through visual text messaging
Performing Arts Centers
Make sure your performance seats are always filled.
Your flyers get thrown out. Your emails go unread. Texts get opened.
Email open rates for government and nonprofit communications sit under 20%. Text messages are known to reach open rates near 98%, because people read their texts.
Everything your team needs to lift attendance
Card-based visual messages
Send texts that look like beautiful mini-flyers, directly conveying titles, dates, and locations at a single glance.
No app / opt-in only
Nothing to install or download for your community members. They simply sign up once and get standard text alerts.
Targeted updates
Subscribers choose interests, and our platform surfaces the right events to the right people automatically.
Built for non-technical teams
Simple and intuitive interface. If you can copy and paste a URL, you can send beautiful event texts in 60 seconds.
One dashboard
Manage all contacts, templates, interest segments, and schedulers in a single centralized screen.
Measurable results
Track delivery rates, open metrics, link clicks, and event responses to demonstrate strategic engagement.
Help more people discover and attend your events
See a live demo built around your community's programs. Setup is simple and there is no app for patrons to download.