Used thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceMisreadthe roomcompletelyFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Learnedmore from afailure thana successForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningHired thewrongpersonDoubleddown on abad ideaOverpromisedon a timelineFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldWitnessedburnout inthis sectorThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Realizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Stuck witha badidea toolongAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkAbandoneda goodidea toosoonTrustedincompletedataForgot tounmutebeforespeakingMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolUsed thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceMisreadthe roomcompletelyFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Learnedmore from afailure thana successForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageIgnoredred flagsfrom thebeginningHired thewrongpersonDoubleddown on abad ideaOverpromisedon a timelineFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldWitnessedburnout inthis sectorThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Realizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Stuck witha badidea toolongAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkAbandoneda goodidea toosoonTrustedincompletedataForgot tounmutebeforespeakingMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredUnderestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrol

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