Why join RUF
We build the institutions of the Romanian diaspora.
Here is what that does for you.
For you: doors.
GlobalRomania is RUF's network of the most impactful Romanians in the world, built so that a trusted Romanian in your city, or in the city you are moving to, takes your call. Career, business, a move, a problem in Romania you cannot solve from abroad: you bring it to someone who vouches for you, and an ambassador opens the door. It works because everyone inside has agreed to open one too.
For your kids: a place to belong.
Scholarships and awards, the Excellence Center, Trips to Romania, student ambassadors. Your children grow up knowing the language is theirs, the country is theirs, and so are the other kids who carry it. The first generation built RUF; the second is why.
For Romania: results you can see.
Through Give by RUF, $5.35 million from 41,085 donors in 61 countries has funded 83 projects in Romania (as of November 2026), and every gift to a project passes through in full. RoSummit and our partners put Romania's story in front of the world, from Chicago to Times Square.
- $5.35 millionraised
- 41,085donors
- 83projects funded
- 61countries
Where this goes.
By 2050, Romania and its diaspora in the top 25 nations by diaspora influence, from about #75 today. That is the long game, and membership is how it gets played.
How to join
Four ways in. All four are Friends of RUF.