Outsourcing social work

The post below is written in the spirit of "Its better to be satisfied than just feel good. But its better to feel good, than not feel at all.. "

Having said all I say below - I still remain on the hunt for a way to directly make an impact in some way beyond money, so that I can feel satisfied, not just good about it. 

Suggestions most welcome.
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Still mulling over my last post, I started comparing the two countries I have lived in. One, a capitalist behemoth, whose supremacy is being challenged daily. The other, a pseudo-socialist setup, increasingly flirting with capitalism, in a sort of "I love it... I love it not" phase.
What makes the US tick is the fact that they have perfected the art of blending money, vision and talent to achieve a heady mix. So a company manufacturing PCs does not hesitate to hire a CEO (Lou Gerstner) who's resume doesn't have a byte of IT related experience. Lou didn't need to know nor try to learn programming or chip design to take IBM out of the doldrums. He didn't have the time. Instead, he used IBM's money to build a team of technical superstars who knew their jobs well.

Whizzing around to that conundrum called India, which has everyone sucking their thumbs in awe and fear, I thought of my own dilemma. I have a small vision: that I should be able to change someone's life for the better. Thus far, I have tried to implement that vision on my own. I have tried contacting NGOs, visiting them on weekends, running with their logos. But largely, my goal of making a direct impact has been largely unachieved, because I cannot shirk my other duties, nor take enough time out of my job to do something meaningful. But there are others who are wizards at this sort of work. They eat, think, and live in terms of figuring out the next better way to help the underprivileged. They are the ones who are willing to spend a day slugging it out at a BMC office, filing an RTI appeal to find out what happened to the 12 crores that were earmarked for Mumbai's public schools. My guess is they do not have the resources to do their tasks well.

So why can't we apply Lou's example here? I have belonged to the "noble brigade" where people don't believe in "throwing money at the problem" and "doing something" about it. Frankly, I can do nothing about it except on weekends. Which is useless in all ways. And from personal experience, I know that those who belong to the above-mentioned group end up neither contributing nor acting upon their vision. To all such people, I'd like to say that its time to outsource social work. Life is short, by the time you have more time, you will no longer have the energy or money to be of any use. So do what you can, now. You have the money, give it to some charity that fits your vision of how to use it, let them execute.