Skip to the content
AIGI
Resources

Resources

Indigenous Governance Toolkit

An online resource to help Indigenous organisations, communities, nations and individuals build, strengthen and evaluate their governance.

Access the Toolkit

Resources Hub

Explore our extensive collection of practical online resources to strengthen your practices at all stages of the governance lifecycle.

Find a resource

News Hub

Discover the latest news and updates from AIGI.

Explore what's new
Professional development

Professional development

Tailored professional development

Customised professional development and training to help you design a governance framework for your specific purpose, environment and resources.

Read more

Governance reviews and advice

Our advisory service combines our extensive experience and expertise to review your organisation's cultural and corporate governance.

Read more

Upcoming professional development

Explore our professional development events to find the governance training and support you need – including informative masterclasses, webinars and conferences.

Read more
Programs

Programs

Indigenous Governance Awards

The Indigenous Governance Awards identify, celebrate and promote outstanding governance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, projects and initiatives across the nation.

Read more

Emerging Directors Program

The Emerging Directors Program is shaping the future of governance by empowering the next generation of First Nations leaders.

Read more
About us

About us

Who we are

AIGI is a national not-for-profit organisation that delivers training and resources to meet the self-determined governance needs of Indigenous Australians.

Read more

What we do

We connect Indigenous Australians to world-class governance practices to support self-determined governance.

Read more

History

Our development as a national institute delivering training and resources to meet the self-determined governance needs of Indigenous Australians.

Read more

Partners

We partner with others to expand our reach and impact and share our deep knowledge of Indigenous governance practices.

Read more
Contact us
Indigenous Governance Toolkit Indigenous Governance Toolkit
Monitoring and evaluation
Working with external evaluators
Jul 02 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Working with external evaluators

This topic explores when and why groups might choose to engage external support like an independent evaluator or evaluation organisation It introduces a tool to help groups consider whether external support is nee...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Approaches to Indigenous M&E
Jul 02 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Approaches to Indigenous M&E

This topic explores what culturally informed or culturally appropriate approaches to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) might look like It provides many examples from First Nations groups in Australia and intern...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation overview
Jul 02 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation overview

In this section, we explore monitoring and evaluation, and consider what Indigenous evaluation approaches might look like We provide examples of different approaches, practical steps for defining evaluation in way...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Phases of evaluation
Jul 02 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Phases of evaluation

This topic introduces potential phases of evaluation and explains how they can support effective monitoring and evaluation processes It explores what may be involved at each phase and provides examples of how othe...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Why monitor and evaluate
Jul 02 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Why monitor and evaluate

In this topic, we explore different reasons why you might evaluate We look at why evaluation is valuable, particularly for Indigenous not-for-profit organisations You will also find examples of why other Indigenou...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Introduction to monitoring and evaluation
Jul 02 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Introduction to monitoring and evaluation

This topic introduces Indigenous monitoring and evaluation (M&E) It outlines key distinctions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous approaches to M&E and explores different types of evaluation It also prov...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
The Urban Indian Health Institute’s evaluation values
Jun 29 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
The Urban Indian Health Institute’s evaluation values

In 2018, the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) developed an Indigenous Evaluation Framework grounded in four key cultural values: “Community is created wherever Native people are Resilient and strength-base...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Community First Development’s Stories of Change
Jun 23 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Community First Development’s Stories of Change

Community First Development’s Right Way Evaluation centre what they call a Story of Change1Community First Development, Right Way Evaluation: Telling our own stories of change, 2025, 5 They note that many organi...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Defining monitoring and evaluation for your group
May 22 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Defining monitoring and evaluation for your group

This tool is designed for groups who are beginning to think about monitoring and evaluation, or who want to revisit how evaluation is understood within their work It can be done with staff, board members and commu...

READ MORE
Read more
Monitoring and evaluation
Working with external evaluators: Community reflection guide
May 21 2026
Monitoring and evaluation
Working with external evaluators: Community reflection guide

This tool is designed to support groups document how they want to work with external evaluators It can be used in workshops, meetings or other planning sessions (384KB)...

READ MORE
Read more
font-size
-
+
AIGI / Resource Hub / Governance Self-assessment Tool

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this website contains the photographs, voices, names and stories of deceased persons.

Reading list
This resources it has been added to your reading list.
Indigenous Governance Training and the CATSI Act Review.
View your reading list
Governance Self-assessment Tool
  • Home triangle
    • Home
    • About the Toolkit
    • How to use this Toolkit
    • Toolkit sections overview
  • Understand Indigenous governance triangle
    • Overview
    • Defining governance
    • Indigenous governance
    • Governance lingo
    • Self-determination and governance
    • Effective Indigenous governance
  • Your culture triangle
    • Overview
    • Centre your culture
    • Culture-smart governance
  • Assess your governance triangle
    • Overview
    • When to assess your governance
    • Know your people
    • Learn from history
    • Assess your purpose and vision
    • Recognise your internal culture
    • Map your assets
    • Monitor your wider environment
    • Plan for the future
  • Build your governance triangle
    • Overview
    • How to get started
    • Choose your governance model
    • Decide whether to incorporate
    • Develop your rules or constitution
  • Your people triangle
    • Overview
    • Your key players
    • Members
    • Board of directors
    • CEO and managers
    • Staff
    • Relationships
    • Diversity, equity and inclusion
    • First Nations women in governance
  • Leadership triangle
    • Overview
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership
    • Leadership styles
    • Challenges of leadership
    • Develop your leadership
    • Succession planning
    • Evaluate your leadership
  • Systems and plans triangle
    • Overview
    • Policies and procedures
    • Communication
    • Meetings
    • Decision-making
    • Financial management
    • Strategic planning
    • Risk management
  • Conflict resolution and peacemaking triangle
    • Overview
    • Understand conflicts, disputes and complaints
    • Understand peacemaking
    • Implement peacemaking processes
  • Self-determination triangle
    • Overview
    • Self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
    • Nation building, treaty and development
    • Nation building in practice
  • Monitoring and evaluation triangle
    • Overview
    • Introduction to monitoring and evaluation
    • Why monitor and evaluate
    • Phases of evaluation
    • Approaches to Indigenous M&E
    • Working with external evaluators
  • Governance Stories
  • Glossary
  • Other Resources
  • Useful Links
  • Factsheets
  • Animated Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Acknowledgements

Governance Self-assessment Tool

Assess your governance
Download
Request download
A copy of this resource will be emailed to you.
This field is hidden when viewing the form
Governance Self-assessment Tool

This tool has been designed to help groups assess their governance and identify what areas they can improve.

Each activity in the tool matches with a topic in Assess your governance. Read through the information in Assess before completing the activities.

It is best to complete the activities together with the people in your group. This might mean approaching leaders, Elders, and members of your community. Make sure you write your responses down. You could do this on butcher’s paper, sticky notes, or a whiteboard. This will make it easier to look back on your ideas and share them with others.

Download the Governance Self-assessment Tool.

Governance-Self-assessment-Tool.pdf

    Post navigation

    Culture-smart governance
    Risk management framework

    AIGI acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance systems that continue to care for communities and Country.

    AIGI
    Unit 8/107 Miles Platting Road
    Eight Mile Plains
    QLD, 4113
    aigi@aigi.org.au @AIGInstitute @AIGInstitute
    https://aigi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ACNC-Registered-Charity-Logo_RGB.png
    https://aigi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SN_Registered_ART-e1751329313821.png
    © Copyright 2025 Australian Indigenous Governance Institute. All Rights Reserved.
    Copyright/ Privacy/ Cultural sensitivity/
    FEEDBACK
    Governance Self-assessment Tool: Feedback / Suggestion form

    See our privacy policy to find out how AIGI handles your personal information.

    Do you identify as an Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander person?
    Please enter your feedback here:
    I would like to:
    You might like to include the following information in your response:
    • • Who owns the copyright for this material?
    • • Who holds the Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights related to this material?
    • • Why do you feel the material should be removed, revised or adjusted? For example, are there concerns related to copyright infringement, ICIP rights, outdated, inaccurate, inappropriate or culturally sensitive content?
    • • What are your preferred outcomes?
    This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
    group