F-Up BINGO

This bingo card has a free space and 39 words: Funded a project that quietly disappeared, Wrote an email and immediately regretted the tone, Realized a reporting requirement made no sense, Used the phrase “best practice” and now questions it, Had a meeting that could have been an email, Funded the same organization twice because of staff turnover, Learned something important from a grantee after funding them, Said “we don’t fund that” and later wished you could, Discovered a form/process was a barrier you didn’t intend, Confused someone with your application language, Had a grant go sideways for reasons outside anyone’s control, Changed your mind about what “impact” really means, Avoided a hard conversation longer than you should have, Realized trust matters more than process, Seen a budget that made you go 🤨, Underestimated how long something would take, Been surprised by what a grantee actually needed, Assumed something was clear when it wasn’t, Learned more from a failure than a success, Witnessed burnout in this sector, Thought “there has to be a better way to do this”, Had to explain your funding decision more than once, Realized relationships matter more than paperwork, Seen innovation come from a mistake, Held engagement when decisions had already been made., Sent an email to the wrong person/list, Doubled down on a bad idea, Ignored red flags from the beginning, Made a spreadsheet error that mattered, Forgot to unmute before speaking, Hired the wrong person, Overpromised on a timeline, Forgot to save/backup something important, Misread the room completely, Said yes when you should've said no, Scheduled two meetings at the same time, Trusted incomplete data, Abandoned a good idea too soon and Stuck with a bad idea too long.

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