Thought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Made aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itStuck witha badidea toolongFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendHired thewrongpersonSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listForgot tounmutebeforespeakingLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveDoubleddown on abad ideaUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Realizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededTrustedincompletedataMisreadthe roomcompletelyWitnessedburnout inthis sectorChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeLearnedmore from afailure thana successRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Overpromisedon a timelineAbandoneda goodidea toosoonThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Made aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itStuck witha badidea toolongFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendHired thewrongpersonSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listForgot tounmutebeforespeakingLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveDoubleddown on abad ideaUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Realizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededTrustedincompletedataMisreadthe roomcompletelyWitnessedburnout inthis sectorChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeLearnedmore from afailure thana successRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Overpromisedon a timelineAbandoneda 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. Thought “there has to be a better way to do this”
  2. Made a spreadsheet error that mattered
  3. Had a grant go sideways for reasons outside anyone’s control
  4. Scheduled two meetings at the same time
  5. Forgot to save/backup something important
  6. Said “we don’t fund that” and later wished you could
  7. Used the phrase “best practice” and now questions it
  8. Stuck with a bad idea too long
  9. Funded a project that quietly disappeared
  10. Discovered a form/process was a barrier you didn’t intend
  11. Hired the wrong person
  12. Sent an email to the wrong person/list
  13. Forgot to unmute before speaking
  14. Learned something important from a grantee after funding them
  15. Assumed something was clear when it wasn’t
  16. Confused someone with your application language
  17. Realized a reporting requirement made no sense
  18. Avoided a hard conversation longer than you should have
  19. Doubled down on a bad idea
  20. Underestimated how long something would take
  21. Funded the same organization twice because of staff turnover
  22. Ignored red flags from the beginning
  23. Wrote an email and immediately regretted the tone
  24. Had a meeting that could have been an email
  25. Said yes when you should've said no
  26. Seen a budget that made you go 🤨
  27. Realized trust matters more than process
  28. Been surprised by what a grantee actually needed
  29. Trusted incomplete data
  30. Misread the room completely
  31. Witnessed burnout in this sector
  32. Changed your mind about what “impact” really means
  33. Seen innovation come from a mistake
  34. Learned more from a failure than a success
  35. Realized relationships matter more than paperwork
  36. Had to explain your funding decision more than once
  37. Held engagement when decisions had already been made.
  38. Overpromised on a timeline
  39. Abandoned a good idea too soon