Made aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeDoubleddown on abad ideaIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolOverpromisedon a timelineRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Been surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveAbandoneda goodidea toosoonHired thewrongpersonRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldTrustedincompletedataUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noStuck witha badidea toolongForgot tounmutebeforespeakingMisreadthe roomcompletelyConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themLearnedmore from afailure thana successFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedWitnessedburnout inthis sectorFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Discovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Made aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeDoubleddown on abad ideaIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolOverpromisedon a timelineRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Been surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveAbandoneda goodidea toosoonHired thewrongpersonRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldTrustedincompletedataUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noStuck witha badidea toolongForgot tounmutebeforespeakingMisreadthe roomcompletelyConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themLearnedmore from afailure thana successFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedWitnessedburnout inthis sectorFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Discovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”

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