Winners and finalists of the 2022 Indigenous Governance Awards talk about the importance of developing the next generation of leaders and how succession planning takes place in their organisation...
What are our community assets?
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01 Understanding governance
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02 Culture and governance
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03 Getting Started
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04 Leadership
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05 Governing the organisation
- 5.0 Governing the organisation
- 5.1 Roles, responsibilities and rights of a governing body
- 5.2 Accountability: what is it, to whom and how?
- 5.3 Decision making by the governing body
- 5.4 Governing finances and resources
- 5.5 Communicating
- 5.6 Future planning
- 5.7 Building capacity and confidence for governing bodies
- 5.8 Case Studies
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06 Rules and policies
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07 Management and staff
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08 Disputes and complaints
- 8.0 Disputes and complaints
- 8.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous approaches
- 8.2 Core principles and skills for dispute and complaint resolution
- 8.3 Disputes and complaints about governance
- 8.4 Your members: Dealing with disputes and complaints
- 8.5 Organisations: dealing with internal disputes and complaints
- 8.6 Practical guidelines and approaches
- 8.7 Case Studies
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09 Governance for nation rebuilding
- Governance Stories
- Glossary
- Useful links
- Acknowledgements
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Individuals | men, women, the aged, youth, leaders |
Informal associations | resident’s groups, artists’ collectives, landcare groups, church groups, special interest groups |
Informal associations for youth | school groups, youth groups, sporting clubs |
Organisations | schools, local businesses, churches, health facilities, libraries, childcare and women’s centers, councils, training centers |
Physical Resources | land, bodies of water, parks, buildings, historical landmarks, transport and infrastructure |
Cultural Resources | peoples knowledge and experience, country, cultural sites and stories, bushskills, language and kinships, laws and customs |
These assets can include: If you know what the assets of your community are, you can then begin to rebuild or change community governance arrangements.