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As director of development (fundraising) for a small museum I understand exactly what your issues are. Gift processing is really important and can turn into a huge mess without a system....

Yes! Just jump in, the water's fine! Simply start -- and start simple. Don't get hung up on the tool, whether paper or electronic. (Although many folks find it easier to START with paper).

^ Scott
Thanks so much for pointing out the distinction between "someday" and "maybe". I think that can be confusing, especially for newbies. I've been doing GTD for years, and at least for me,...

The three main components of my Android + Windows system:
--Ultimate ToDo List synched to Toodledo
--Business Calendar synched to Google Calendar
--Evernote for project support

^ Interesting to read your reviews, but as a Toodledo user, I'd like to comment on your observations. First of all, I think most Toodledo users would agree with you that the UI leaves a lot to be...

I'm using Toodledo (free version) with Ultimate To Do as my Android app. Very happy with the set up. Stable, flexible, lots of options for customizing your system. The free version is extremely...

I can sympathize. Long-term paper person here. Quality of paper stock, real ink w/fountain pen, the aesthestics of the planner (Filofax in my case) are all really important to me. Working with...

Director of Development (fundraising) for regional art museum.

Really interesting to read about everyone's occupations/professions....

I greatly prefer Android platform to Blackberry. My husband was a little more reluctant to make the switch, but upgraded to a DroidPro (which has a physical keyboard) and could not be happier. ...

Toodledo doesn't have a native Android app, but it has several excellent Android interfaces. I use Ultimate To-Do list, which synchs perfectly with Toodledo online.

Re: @Contact...

I did this about a year ago, much as PeterW described, and find it works well for me. I realized that -- at least in the context of my work -- everyone's communication style has...

Do you have regular meetings set up with each of your direct reports? Maybe consider keeping an agenda for each of them, and keep track of these kinds of projects there...

bdillalhu--
what a brilliant idea! Simple, functional, elegant!

My solution is idiotically simple, at least for me. I am also paper-based, and work out of a personal size Filofax.
I have always been frustrated with using any kind of electronic contact manager,...

do you use a tickler? sounds like that might be a good solution for you.

^^ *raises hand*
Filofax devotee here too (since 1985). I've tried numerous systems over the years, digital and paper, and paper has always won out, and of the various paper options, Filofax works...

I agree with you and my system is very similar. A notation on my calendar is enough of a tickler, and points me to where any related physical material(s) might be. I have a decent and reliable...

Brent

In a situation like that, I’d just make a note on the daily calendar pages for the 1st and 15th. I don’t need to remember to check my planner every day, because I use it all day long. When...

I may be a terrible tickler heretic, but although I use the concept and find it really useful, I've never had the need to have the 1-31 daily folders. I don't generate that much physical stuff that...

I use a Filofax A5. I have separate sections for Home and Work (the only two contexts I really use), and detailed actions and projects tabs in each. As for calendars, I use two: Monthly (2-pages),...