Diane founded the Goldin Institute in 2002 to empower grassroots partnerships for global change in the areas of poverty alleviation, gender empowerment, environmental sustainability and conflict resolution. Diane brings an abundance of first-hand experience in building multi-sector collaborations that she gained in serving a wide range of non-profit organizations and social movements around the world. Diane’s preference for working directly with communities rather than meetings in Board rooms and her passion for social and environmental justice form the bedrock of the Institute’s mission, vision and values.