Realizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldLearnedmore from afailure thana successRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseMisreadthe roomcompletelyRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedDoubleddown on abad ideaTrustedincompletedataAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeWitnessedburnout inthis sectorUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Had ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Had to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceHired thewrongpersonThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Funded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveOverpromisedon a timelineStuck witha badidea toolongForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeAbandoneda goodidea toosoonMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themForgot tounmutebeforespeakingRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldLearnedmore from afailure thana successRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseMisreadthe roomcompletelyRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedDoubleddown on abad ideaTrustedincompletedataAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeWitnessedburnout inthis sectorUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Had ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Had to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceHired thewrongpersonThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Funded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveOverpromisedon a timelineStuck witha badidea toolongForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeAbandoneda goodidea toosoonMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themForgot tounmutebeforespeaking

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