About Us

Founded in 2008 by a group of Romanians around the world, we are new kind of organization. We are a cosmopolitan mix of grassroots network, NGO and social enterprise, fine-tuned to perfection. We operate on a shoestring budget as a non-profit. But,our people have the energy and passion of a grassroots network, the mindset of a social enterprise and the accountability of a well engineered corporation. We are headquartered in Bucharest and have local chapters in Amsterdam, Brussels, Boston, Budapest and London. We are a first among the global Romanian youth organizations and that’s what makes us truly unique.
Our main priority is to give back and help our generation understand the value of individual contributions and the power of the collaborative effort to reach change through brain networking. We are spread all across the globe - from Europe to North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. We work together through the magic of technology and we overcome any time zone challenge when it comes to our weekly Skype meetings. Sometimes, you will hear us code-switching and speaking in a RomEnglish dialect, unintentionally. We’re multilinguals and we’re proud of that. However, when it comes to work, we do not compromise on professionalism, deadlines or analytical thinking.We are passionate about issues, debating ideas, social entrepreneurship, researching broken policies and coming up with solutions - always.
Ultimately, everything we do – every project we manage, every partnership we have and every policy we advocate for is and will continue to be about serving our country, leading by example and building a trustworthy global team of Romanian professionals to bring home the value of their international expertise.  Our dream is to build a fair and competitive Romania by 2020.
We consider ourselves authentic citizens of the world who can contribute to the development of Romania, no matter the geographical location. On top of our full-time jobs in reputable companies, non-profits, government agencies and highly intensive academic programs in world class universities, we choose to do the labor of love within this organization. We strongly believe our work will become the seed of change for a better Romania, starting with a change in attitude among its citizens. We are always open to new initiatives as long as they are well argued and have potential to make a positive change in our communities.
This experience and global exposure translates into the capacity and desire to give back, create learning opportunities and transfer of knowledge to help the young generation of Romanians help itself and become an active player in the decision making process defining its future – whether to advocate for a cause, take an official position or use entrepreneurial skills to impact a community.
For those considering joining us it means real opportunities – the chance to tackle these issues as part of a team of talented Romanians around the world, who had the opportunity to be exposed to world-class educational and professional resources and want to share and pay it forward. GRASP is fundamentally about building relationships, teamwork, professionalism and dreaming big – aligning the ambitions of our people to a shared team goal of serving our country, regardless of our geographical location.
We invite You, all the Young at Hearts, to join us in growing the roots of a better society and building a place in which we can share the same values, respect one another, openly debate ideas, be proud of our schools, compete at a global level and sit at the same table with the decision makers. Join us in a new society, the Global Romanian Society of Young Professionals.(GRASP).