There are a range of resources available on both national and international governance practices. The resources below cover Indigenous, community and corporate governance matters.
Australia governance organisations, research institutes and resources
Australian Indigenous Governance Institute (AIGI)
AIGI operates as a national centre of governance excellence, to connect Indigenous Australians to world-class governance practice, informing effective policy, providing accessible research, disseminating stories that celebrate outstanding success and solutions, and delivering professional training and development programs to meet the self-determined governance needs of Indigenous people.
AIGI hosts The Indigenous Governance Toolkit, an online resource developed for Indigenous nations, communities, individuals and organisations searching for information to build their governance.
Aboriginal Governance and Management Program (APONT)
APONT works with Aboriginal organisations in the Northern Territory to build on their strengths. It assists Aboriginal organisations while learning about their governance and management strengths, structures, challenges, needs and successes.
Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia aims to progress reconciliation through recognising, supporting and celebrating strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance and self-determination. Reconciliation Australia celebrates success in Indigenous governance through the bi-annual Indigenous Governance Awards.
National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS), Australian National University
The National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS) promotes and initiates cross-disciplinary research and teaching in a wide range of areas of relevance to Indigenous Australians.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is at the forefront of research led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are involved as researchers, partners and drivers of research priorities and projects.
Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
The Centre for Governance and Public Policy is focused on research and practice in the development of social and corporate governance, and the delivery of public policy that impacts the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
ORIC's training programs support the Registrar's commitment to increase corporate governance knowledge, skills, efficiency and accountability within corporations. A range of helpful factsheets can also be found on the ORIC website. ORIC also offers governance training programs.
Ninti One
Ninti One is a not-for-profit, independent national company that builds opportunities for people in remote Australia through research, innovation and community development. The two-way governance resources has been designed to support and promote two-way learning and informed decision making (related to mainstream governance) in remote Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory.
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) provides training courses and resources for boards, directors and senior management executives. The AICD offers an indigenous governance program that recognises the unique challenges faced by the boards of medium and large Indigenous organisations.
Institute of Community Directors
The Institute of Community Directors Australia is a best practice governance network for the members of Australian not-for-profit boards, committees and councils, and the senior staff members who support them.
Governance Institute of Australia
Governance Institute of Australia is an independent professional association for company secretaries, governance advisers and risk managers in Australia, committed to promoting sound practice in governance and risk management.
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
The ACNC is the independent national regulator of charities. A range of governance resources can be found on the ACNC website, many of which are relevant to PBC governance including a governance hub, guide and toolkit.
Written by Michael Cawthorn, consultant anthropologist.
International governance organisations and research institutes
- Māori and Indigenous Governance Centre (N.Z.)
- Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Māori Development (N.Z.)
- Indigenous Leadership, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Canada)
- Centre for First Nations Governance (Canada)
- British Colombia Assembly of First Nations (Canada)
- The British Colombia Treaty Commission (Canada)
- Indigenous Governance Program, University of Victoria (Canada)
- Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (U.S.)
- National Congress of American Indians, The University of Arizona (U.S.)
- The Institute for Tribal Government, Portland State University (U.S.)
- Tribal Law & Government Center, Kansas University (U.S.)
Further resources
- Governance Guide, Governing Good (Canada).
- The two-way governance resources, Ninti One, 2013.
- Different models of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance, Australian Indigenous Governance Institute (AIGI).
- Two-way governance, AIGI.
- governance hub, ACNC
- Governance for good: The ACNC’s guide for charity board members, ACNC
- Governance toolkit, ACNC
Training:
- Find training, PBC website
- Introduction to corporate governance, ORIC
- Two-day governance workshop, ORIC
- Certificate IV in business (governance), ORIC
- Diploma of business (governance), ORIC
- Understanding finances for corporations, ORIC
- Corporation specific training, ORIC
- Certificate IV in business (governance), The Learning Workshop