Professional Governance Handbook
The Administrative Role in Governance for Indigenous Non-Profit Organizations™ — 88 pages, digital PDF, $89 CAD.
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Carrie Lynch, GPC Desig. · Governance Practitioner & Author
The Administrative Role in Governance for Indigenous Non-Profit Organizations™
A professional handbook written from inside the governance room — and the published work, resources, and institutional practice that surround it.
About the Author
Written from the other side of the board table.
Carrie Lynch, GPC Desig., is a governance practitioner with a background in legal and governance administration, working in public service and alongside Indigenous organizations. Her work concerns the professional practice that sustains governance: preparation, records, workflow, and the quiet discipline behind every decision a board makes.
This handbook and the resources that accompany it were written because the role had no literature of its own.
The Published Work
The Administrative Role in Governance for Indigenous Non-Profit Organizations™
An 88-page practitioner-developed professional handbook for the administrative professionals who support Indigenous governance — governance administrators, executive assistants, governance coordinators, board secretaries, and the teams supporting Boards, Chiefs and Councils, committees, and executive leadership.
It addresses the real administrative work behind effective Indigenous governance: the preparation, the records, the workflows, and the professional practices that hold a governance cycle together.
- Board Meeting Preparation
- Board Packages & Agendas
- Minutes
- Motions & Resolutions
- Governance Records
- Committee Administration
- Policy Workflows
- Governance Cycles
- Administrative Role Clarity
- Onboarding & Succession
$89 CAD
88-page professional handbook · Digital PDF · Immediate access
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Who This Resource Supports
Governance administration is governance.
Behind every well-run Board meeting is a professional preparing packages, recording decisions, maintaining records, and holding the governance cycle together. This handbook was written for that work.
- Governance Administrators
- Executive Assistants
- Governance Coordinators
- Board Secretaries
- Administrative professionals supporting Indigenous Boards and leadership
- Professionals supporting Chiefs and Councils, committees, and executive leadership
Practitioner Led
Built from real governance experience.
Created for Indigenous Organizations
Purpose-built for Indigenous governance professionals.
Practical Resources
Templates, workflows, checklists, and real examples.
Professional Development
Helping governance professionals build confidence and stronger governance systems.
Institutional Use
Adopted for organizational and institutional use.
The handbook is written to be used as a reference within organizations — in orientation, in professional development, and on the desks of the people who carry the governance cycle. Multi-copy and organizational licensing is arranged directly.
Orientation for new governance staff and board support teams
Internal professional development and training libraries
Reference copies for governance offices and executive teams
Post-secondary and institute programs in governance administration
Professional Education
An extension of the written work
Workshops, guest instruction, and governance administration sessions extend the material in the handbook into practice. They are delivered directly by the author, by arrangement, for Indigenous organizations, Boards, and administrative teams.
Governance Resources
Practical resources for the everyday work of governance.
Governance Resources
Templates, checklists, quick-reference guides, and administrative tools ready for immediate use.
Browse resources →Professional Education
Workshops, governance administration sessions, and guest instruction delivered by the author, by arrangement.
Enquire about a session →Around the Birch Table
Articles and practical guidance for professionals supporting Indigenous Boards across Canada.
Read the journal →Indigenous-Owned Directory
A searchable publication connecting verified Indigenous-owned businesses with governance professionals.
Visit the directory →Around the Birch Table
Insights for the People Who Strengthen Indigenous Governance
Articles, practical guidance, and governance insights for professionals supporting Indigenous Boards across Canada.
Meeting Procedure
Robert's Rules of Order: A Practical Guide for Administrative Professionals
June 16, 2026
Read article →Board Administration
The Board Package: The Quiet Engine of Good Governance
June 10, 2026
Read article →Recording & Records
Writing Minutes That Protect the Board
May 28, 2026
Read article →Indigenous-Owned Directory
Connecting Indigenous-owned businesses with governance professionals.
A professionally designed, searchable publication of verified Indigenous-owned businesses and suppliers, created for the organizations and professionals who make purchasing decisions every day.
Our Mission
Honouring Knowledge.
Strengthening Governance.
Building the Future.
This work exists to give the administrative role in Indigenous governance a literature of its own — written by a practitioner, for the professionals who hold the governance cycle together.
Begin with the handbook.
Read about the published work, or enquire about institutional and organizational use.
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