It's tricky because with charity, sometimes, not all your money are spent wisely for the cause. But ultimately, if you make a lot of money, it would make more sense to actually pay someone a portion of your hourly wage to do the volunteering.
So say if you make $100 an hour, you can get more hours of volunteering if you just paid a couple of people to do the actual work.
Part of helping with a charity is the giving back part and the warm fuzzy feeling you get when you know you've helped. Giving money is great, but some charities need more physical man power instead.
So say if you make $100 an hour, you can get more hours of volunteering if you just paid a couple of people to do the actual work.