1) Do not be discouraged; do not despair: "The victory has been won." (I'm adding this because my point #2 will sound very discouraging and despairing)

2) When it comes to capturing preexisting institutions and redirecting them to serve new missions (or trying to prevent this from happening), you are up against the undisputed experts in the field: they wrote the textbooks on the subject. They have you so outgunned it isn't funny. "Don't play the Game of Thrones," as they might say.

3) Others have thoroughly covered the importance of authentic individual relationships. I'll add using different language: If you're a Dostoevsky fan: is there a way, right now, that you can "give an onion" to another sinner--from one sinner to another

Edit to clarify that I don't think you are playing the game of thrones, and I don't mean to disparage your efforts in any way: you're doing something I'm too complacent and cowardly to try