Heldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Assumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itDoubleddown on abad ideaForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantStuck witha badidea toolongRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkWitnessedburnout inthis sectorRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noLearnedmore from afailure thana successHired thewrongpersonTrustedincompletedataRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansMisreadthe roomcompletelyMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Funded aproject thatquietlydisappearedHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Been surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededOverpromisedon a timelineConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listForgot tounmutebeforespeakingHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendAbandoneda goodidea toosoonHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Assumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itDoubleddown on abad ideaForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantStuck witha badidea toolongRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkWitnessedburnout inthis sectorRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noLearnedmore from afailure thana successHired thewrongpersonTrustedincompletedataRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansMisreadthe roomcompletelyMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Funded aproject thatquietlydisappearedHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Been surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededOverpromisedon a timelineConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listForgot tounmutebeforespeakingHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendAbandoneda goodidea toosoon

F-Up BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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