Areas of support

AGMP strengthens Aboriginal organisations across the Northern Territory. We do this through workshops, mentoring and support in good governance and cross-cultural management.  

We provide workshops, resources, mentoring and support in the following areas. 


Contact us to discuss your organisation’s needs.

  • Compliance and Accountability

    • Rule books and constitutions

    • Compliance

    • Reporting 

    • Membership and eligibility 

  • Roles and Responsibilities

    • Role of chair, directors, CEO

    • Separation of power

    • Organisational structures

    • Code of conduct


  • Finance & Administration

    • Financial literacy

    • Budgets and Audits

    • Admin and record keeping

  • Meetings and Decision Making

    • How to run effective meetings

    • Agendas and minutes

    • Decision making

    • AGMs

  • Leadership & 2-way governance

    • Cultural governance

    • 2-way leadership

    • Leadership skills

  • Strategic Planning

    • Strategic plans

    • Mission, vision and values

    • Stakeholder analysis

    • Partnership development

    • Participatory planning and review 


  • Staff development & succession planning

    • CEO recruitment and reviews 

    • Succession planning

    • Young directors, youth leadership

    • HR policies and procedures 


  • Risk management

    • Policies and procedures

    • Risk management strategies

    • Conflict of interest 

  • Compliance and Accountability

    • Rule books and constitutions

    • Compliance

    • Reporting 

    • Membership and eligibility 

  • Roles and Responsibilities

    • Role of chair, directors, CEO

    • Separation of power

    • Organisational structures

    • Code of conduct


  • Finance & Administration

    • Financial literacy

    • Budgets and Audits

    • Admin and record keeping

  • Meetings and Decision Making

    • How to run effective meetings

    • Agendas and minutes

    • Decision making

    • AGMs

  • Leadership & 2-way governance

    • Cultural governance

    • 2-way leadership

    • Leadership skills

  • Strategic Planning

    • Strategic plans

    • Mission, vision and values

    • Stakeholder analysis

    • Partnership development

    • Participatory planning and review 


  • Staff development & succession planning

    • CEO recruitment and reviews 

    • Succession planning

    • Young directors, youth leadership

    • HR policies and procedures 


  • Risk management

    • Policies and procedures

    • Risk management strategies

    • Conflict of interest 

  • Compliance and Rulebooks

    • Understanding and updating Rule Books

    • Membership and record keeping

    • Compliance and reporting 

  • Roles and Responsibilities

    • Two-way responsibilities 

    • Role of Chair, Directors and CEO

    • Separation of Power; Org structures

    • Legal Duties of the board

    • Conflict of Interest

    • Code of Conduct; Governance Charters

  • Understanding money story

    • Financial responsibilities

    • Understanding your income

    • Financial reports and budgets

    • How to organise an audit

    • Asset and grant registers

  • Meetings and Decision Making

    • How to run effective meetings

    • Agendas, minutes and processes

    • How to be a Chair

    • Decision making

    • AGMs and election support

  • Two Way Governance, Representation & Leadership

    • Two-way governance

    • Cultural governance 

    • Representation and membership

    • Leadership skills 

    • Young directors, youth leadership

  • Strategic Planning and Partnerships

    • Community history and story of organisation

    • Organisational vision, mission & values

    • Strategic planning and monitoring

    • Two-way partnership development 


  • Supporting the Manager

    • How to support the Manager 

    • CEO performance reviews

    • CEO recruitment strategy

    • Aboriginal employment strategy


  • Strong Systems and Risk Management

    • Mapping risk to community and service

    • Policies and procedures

    • Risk and change management strategies

    • Administration and IT systems

Strengthening the Aboriginal

community-controlled sector

AGMP is an advocate and key voice working to strengthen the Aboriginal community controlled sector.  We work in the following areas to improve policy, support research and share best-practice approaches in Aboriginal governance and self-determination.

  • Set-up and transitions to Aboriginal organisations

    We can help new Aboriginal organisations getting set-up and with transitioning programs to Aboriginal providers.   


    We use the APO NT Partnership Principles - a best-practice guide for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations working in partnership.  A checklist is available to support Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations to understand each other better. It provides practical actions for accountability and respect to ensure Aboriginal people are in the driver’s seat of local partnership arrangements. 

  • Advocacy and Policy

    AGMP is part of the APONT alliance – a coalition of peak Aboriginal organisations and land councils advocating on issues affecting Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. Our shared interest is a commitment to the principles of Aboriginal community-control and self-determination. Together we provide a voice for Aboriginal people in practical policy solutions to government. 


    Our work intersects with many key Indigenous Affairs policy initiatives including Closing the Gap, Federal and Territory level Aboriginal procurement policies and the Northern Territory Government Aboriginal Affairs Strategy and Local Decision Making framework.  The need for our work in the advocacy and policy context continues to grow.

  • Workshops and Forums

    We share good governance stories at conferences and forums. We make presentations and share case studies on the challenges and ingredients for success that we observe amongst Aboriginal organisations. We also organise forums and workshop to share ideas and information on good governance for Aboriginal organisations. 

What we don’t do...

Sometimes an organisation's needs are greater than our ability to help. In such cases we will do our best to provide referrals and advice on how an organisation can access the help they need.


There are some areas where we are unable to assist:

  • Mediation and conflict resolution
  • Business development
  • Securing funding, preparing submissions
  • Duplication of services offered by the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations (ORIC)


“Good Aboriginal governance means being inclusive, getting consensus, keeping your community and people with you. It means women and men together equal. Making strong decisions. Then doing it! Being responsive and getting things done. Making each other accountable and making sure governments are held accountable.” 


Pat Brahim, CEO Julalikari Council

“Good Aboriginal governance means being inclusive, getting consensus, keeping your community and people with you. It means women and men together equal. Making strong decisions. Then doing it! Being responsive and getting things done. Making each other accountable and making sure governments are held accountable.” 


Pat Brahim, CEO Julalikari Council