Funds Sources: Romanian United Foundation                

Project Name: RUF Microgrant Brings Romanian Diaspora Voice to TEDx Brussels   

Partner: TEDx Parc du Cinquantenaire ED — Brussels 🔗 website

Starting Date: June, 2026

Financing: Completed

Project Status: Finished

Financed by RUF: $1,000

Short Description:

Romanian United Foundation awards a €1,000 grant from its RUF Microgrants Fund for the Diaspora to TEDx Parc du Cinquantenaire ED, an independently organized TEDx event taking place in Brussels on October 10, 2026, co-organized by Stichting Roman in Olanda, which brings together speakers and audiences around ideas worth spreading while creating a platform for Romanian diaspora visibility in the heart of the European Quarter.

Details:

Organized under official TEDx license by Johann Stann, together with Stichting Roman in Olanda — a Romanian diaspora foundation based in Rijswijk, Netherlands — TEDx Parc du Cinquantenaire ED brings the internationally recognized TEDx format to Brussels, gathering speakers, curators, and audiences for a single day of ideas, talks, and connection on October 10, 2026.

The RUF Microgrant supports the Organizers' costs in staging the event, and is paired with active RUF facilitation: warm introductions and outreach support connecting the Organizers with corporate and institutional sponsors, including partners across RUF's US and Chicago-area network. In exchange, RUF receives Partner-level visibility across the event's website, stage visuals, and print materials, along with recognition as a strategic community and diaspora partner in official communications.

The initiative advances RUF's GlobalRomania and Diaspora priorities by positioning a Romanian-led diaspora organization at the center of an internationally recognized ideas platform, strengthening RUF's network of institutional partners in Europe, and demonstrating how diaspora foundations can co-create high-visibility public events that connect Romanian communities abroad with the wider world.