Hired thewrongpersonLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansLearnedmore from afailure thana successStuck witha badidea toolongAbandoneda goodidea toosoonTrustedincompletedataDoubleddown on abad ideaOverpromisedon a timelineMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Underestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tWitnessedburnout inthis sectorSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedMisreadthe roomcompletelyRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Ignoredred flagsfrom thebeginningScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Used thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itForgot tounmutebeforespeakingSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhaveHired thewrongpersonLearnedsomethingimportant froma grantee afterfunding themHad ameeting thatcould havebeen anemailDiscovered aform/processwas a barrieryou didn’tintendRealized areportingrequirementmade nosenseWrote anemail andimmediatelyregretted thetoneChangedyour mindabout what“impact”really meansLearnedmore from afailure thana successStuck witha badidea toolongAbandoneda goodidea toosoonTrustedincompletedataDoubleddown on abad ideaOverpromisedon a timelineMade aspreadsheeterror thatmatteredBeen surprisedby what agranteeactuallyneededRealizedrelationshipsmatter morethanpaperworkHeldengagementwhen decisionshad alreadybeen made.Underestimatedhow longsomethingwould takeAssumedsomethingwas clearwhen itwasn’tWitnessedburnout inthis sectorSent anemail tothe wrongperson/listFunded aproject thatquietlydisappearedMisreadthe roomcompletelyRealizedtrust mattersmore thanprocessSeen abudgetthat madeyou go 🤨Ignoredred flagsfrom thebeginningScheduledtwomeetings atthe sametimeHad to explainyour fundingdecision morethan onceConfusedsomeonewith yourapplicationlanguageSaid “wedon’t fundthat” andlater wishedyou couldHad a grant gosideways forreasons outsideanyone’scontrolForgot tosave/backupsomethingimportantSeeninnovationcome froma mistakeFunded thesameorganizationtwice becauseof staff turnoverThought“there has tobe a betterway to dothis”Used thephrase “bestpractice” andnowquestions itForgot tounmutebeforespeakingSaid yeswhen youshould'vesaid noAvoided a hardconversationlonger thanyou shouldhave

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