School districts struggle with capacity to write grants and develop funder relationships. Funders write-off school districts due to bureaucracy and a nonprofit orientation. Does the potential to maximize SEL resources and shape social-emotional lives communitywide make the juice of partnering worth the squeeze? A national and regional foundation and an intermediary will discuss co-investing in Pre-K-12 SEL in ATX. Tips for securing philanthropic resources will be dispensed to supercharge results.