<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Corag — El ecosistema de impacto social</title><description>We connect people who want to help with those who need it most, so aid is transparent, measurable and consistent. Every delivery leaves evidence behind.</description><link>https://corag.app/</link><item><title>What social impact is, and how it actually gets created</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/what-social-impact-is-and-how-it-is-created/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/what-social-impact-is-and-how-it-is-created/</guid><description>Social impact is not the same as social activity. Three criteria separate them, and the second one is the one almost no organization dares to apply.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>social-impact</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>How to volunteer in Colombia, step by step</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-volunteer-in-colombia-step-by-step/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-volunteer-in-colombia-step-by-step/</guid><description>Five concrete steps to start volunteering in Colombia, and the mistake that makes most people give up before their first real day in the field.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>colombia</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>How to tell whether a foundation is real and trustworthy</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-tell-if-a-foundation-is-trustworthy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-tell-if-a-foundation-is-trustworthy/</guid><description>Five verifiable indicators and seven red flags to confirm a foundation actually exists, in the fifteen minutes before you hit transfer.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>verification</category></item><item><title>What you can actually donate to vulnerable communities</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/what-you-can-actually-donate-to-vulnerable-communities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/what-you-can-actually-donate-to-vulnerable-communities/</guid><description>What helps, what gets in the way, and what ends up in the foundation&apos;s bin. A guide by category, plus the donation almost nobody considers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>donations</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>What a parche social is, and how to get into one</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/what-parches-sociales-are-and-how-to-join/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/what-parches-sociales-are-and-how-to-join/</guid><description>A very Colombian way of organizing social action: no hierarchy, food afterwards, and none of the solemnity of traditional volunteering.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>community</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>How to start volunteering with no experience</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-start-volunteering-with-no-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-start-volunteering-with-no-experience/</guid><description>Almost no foundation will ask for experience. What helps is picking the right first role and committing to three visits rather than one.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>How to donate online without getting scammed</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-donate-without-getting-scammed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-donate-without-getting-scammed/</guid><description>Five warning signs, four ways to give safely, and the 48-hour rule for the campaigns that appear right after a disaster hits the news.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>donations</category><category>verification</category></item><item><title>What nonprofits actually do all day</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/what-nonprofits-actually-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/what-nonprofits-actually-do/</guid><description>For every photo of a field day they publish there are dozens of invisible hours. The four dimensions of the work, and one full day at a foundation.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>organizations</category></item><item><title>How to create social impact from scratch, step by step</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-create-social-impact-from-scratch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-create-social-impact-from-scratch/</guid><description>Validate before you build, start small, and do not incorporate too early. Five steps, and the three mistakes that sink most new initiatives.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>social-impact</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>How to find volunteering near you</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-find-volunteering-near-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-find-volunteering-near-you/</guid><description>Three filters that cut a hundred options down to three, why the best foundations never surface on Google, and the thirty-minute rule.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>NGO vs social foundation, explained simply</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/ngo-vs-social-foundation-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/ngo-vs-social-foundation-explained/</guid><description>NGO is an umbrella category; a foundation is a specific legal form. What separates them, and why it barely matters when deciding who to support.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>organizations</category></item><item><title>How to donate safely in Colombia, step by step</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-donate-safely-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-donate-safely-in-colombia/</guid><description>Six operational steps so your donation arrives intact and stays documented, including the certificate almost nobody asks for and the tax office recognises.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>donations</category><category>colombia</category><category>verification</category></item><item><title>How to join real social impact communities</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-join-real-social-impact-communities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-join-real-social-impact-communities/</guid><description>Four signals that separate an active community from one that only exists on paper, and how to get in without committing to the first one you find.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>community</category><category>social-impact</category></item><item><title>What you need to volunteer in your city</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/what-you-need-to-volunteer-in-your-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/what-you-need-to-volunteer-in-your-city/</guid><description>The real requirements are fewer than you think, and the hardest one appears on no form. What they ask for, what they do not, and what they expect.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>How social foundations work in Colombia</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-social-foundations-work-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-social-foundations-work-in-colombia/</guid><description>Where the resources come from, who decides which projects run, who oversees the money, and why demanding zero overhead is a mistake.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>How to help without money: the real options</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-help-without-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-help-without-money/</guid><description>Nine ways to contribute without giving a peso, and why some are worth more than a donation. 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Confusing them is why organizations end up reporting work instead of change.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>social-impact</category><category>measurement</category></item><item><title>How to join a parche social in your city</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-join-a-parche-social/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-join-a-parche-social/</guid><description>How to find an active one, what to expect from your first outing, and the two things that separate the groups that last from the ones that dissolve.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>community</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>How to find trustworthy foundations in Colombia to donate to</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/trustworthy-foundations-in-colombia-to-donate-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/trustworthy-foundations-in-colombia-to-donate-to/</guid><description>We do not publish a list of recommended foundations, and we explain why. Instead: the public registries where you can verify any of them in twenty minutes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>donations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>How to find verified foundations in your city</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-find-verified-foundations-in-your-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-find-verified-foundations-in-your-city/</guid><description>Official registries, sector networks, and the hyperlocal source no directory captures. Four routes to finding who is doing serious work near you.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>verification</category></item><item><title>Volunteering for young people in Colombia: the real options</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/volunteering-for-young-people-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/volunteering-for-young-people-in-colombia/</guid><description>Areas where what you are studying already helps, formats that fit student life, and the motivation that ruins the experience before it starts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>colombia</category><category>youth</category></item><item><title>How social impact projects work today</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-social-impact-projects-work-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-social-impact-projects-work-today/</guid><description>Co-creation, short cycles, continuous measurement and outcome-based funding. Six questions to tell whether a project uses current methods or 1990s ones.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>social-impact</category><category>organizations</category></item><item><title>How to help people in need in Colombia</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-help-people-in-need-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-help-people-in-need-in-colombia/</guid><description>Five principles for making help actually work, including why giving money on the street sometimes does the opposite of what you intended.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>Organizations looking for volunteers in Colombia</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/organizations-looking-for-volunteers-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/organizations-looking-for-volunteers-in-colombia/</guid><description>The five sectors with permanent demand, why large foundations will take longer to answer, and the gesture that lifts you out of the pile of forms.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>organizations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>What social transformation means in real life</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/what-social-transformation-means-in-real-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/what-social-transformation-means-in-real-life/</guid><description>The difference between treating the symptom and changing the root, the four dimensions where it happens, and the test that reveals which one you did.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>social-impact</category></item><item><title>How technology is changing volunteering</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-technology-is-changing-volunteering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-technology-is-changing-volunteering/</guid><description>Seven real changes over the last decade, three risks almost nobody mentions, and the rule that separates a good tool from an empty substitute.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>technology</category></item><item><title>Where to volunteer in Pereira</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/where-to-volunteer-in-pereira/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/where-to-volunteer-in-pereira/</guid><description>The areas with the most active projects, the five fields that need support year-round, and the advantage Pereira has over larger cities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>pereira</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>Which foundations help children at risk</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/foundations-that-help-children-at-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/foundations-that-help-children-at-risk/</guid><description>Eight types of organization by what they address, how to choose between them, and why they will ask for six months before letting you in.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>youth</category></item><item><title>How to join active social projects near you</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-join-active-social-projects-near-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-join-active-social-projects-near-you/</guid><description>There is probably something fifteen minutes from your house you do not know exists. Five steps to find it and get in without stalling at the form.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>community</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>Examples of social impact in vulnerable communities</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/examples-of-social-impact-in-vulnerable-communities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/examples-of-social-impact-in-vulnerable-communities/</guid><description>Five shapes of intervention that produce measurable change, the four elements they share, and the five mistakes every one of them avoided.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>social-impact</category><category>measurement</category></item><item><title>How to help families in extreme poverty</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-help-families-in-extreme-poverty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-to-help-families-in-extreme-poverty/</guid><description>Six routes with proven impact, why direct help without a process can do harm, and the question to ask before deciding what to hand over.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>donations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>Digital platforms that connect people with social causes</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/digital-platforms-that-connect-people-with-social-causes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/digital-platforms-that-connect-people-with-social-causes/</guid><description>Five types of platform, what to ask before signing up, and the mistake of holding five abandoned profiles instead of one active account.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>technology</category><category>community</category></item><item><title>How to choose a good foundation to volunteer with</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/best-foundations-to-volunteer-with-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/best-foundations-to-volunteer-with-in-colombia/</guid><description>Three marks of a serious organization, six areas that are short of people, and the one signal that disqualifies a foundation immediately.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>foundations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>Social activities to help people in Colombia: the six categories</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/social-activities-to-help-people-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/social-activities-to-help-people-in-colombia/</guid><description>Food, education, health, environment, accompaniment and institutional support. 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How to find them, how to turn up, and what to evaluate when they end.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>community</category><category>getting-started</category></item><item><title>The NGOs working with vulnerable communities in Colombia</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/ngos-in-colombia-working-with-vulnerable-communities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/ngos-in-colombia-working-with-vulnerable-communities/</guid><description>Eight sectors where thousands of organizations sustain deep work without ever reaching a headline, and why those are the ones that need support most.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>foundations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>What volunteering is actually like: the patterns that recur</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/real-volunteering-experiences-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/real-volunteering-experiences-in-colombia/</guid><description>Six things almost every volunteer describes, including the discomfort of the first month and the effect on your own life nobody anticipates.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>volunteering</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>Active social projects that need support</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/active-social-projects-that-need-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/active-social-projects-that-need-support/</guid><description>Six sectors with open needs right now, three steps to connect, and why waiting to know which one to support is what costs the most time.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>community</category><category>donations</category></item><item><title>How companies can support social projects in Colombia</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/how-companies-can-support-social-projects-in-colombia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/how-companies-can-support-social-projects-in-colombia/</guid><description>Five models beyond donating money, five steps to implement them, and what it takes for the programme to survive a change of management.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>organizations</category><category>colombia</category></item><item><title>Where to find social events in Pereira</title><link>https://corag.app/en/blog/where-to-find-social-events-in-pereira/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://corag.app/en/blog/where-to-find-social-events-in-pereira/</guid><description>The scene exists, but it is scattered across closed groups and small profiles. 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