Karen Knight Consulting

Meet Karen

Karen Knight is a consultant, volunteer leadership expert, and a dynamic and engaging speaker.

With over 25 years of experience speaking and running workshops, both in person and online, Karen has honed her presentation skills to a high level of effectiveness.

Her workshops (30 – 60 mins) are hands-on, practical and useful for volunteer leaders with all levels of experience and training.

Her keynotes (45 – 60 mins) are inspiring and energizing, and packed full of useful suggestions and thought-provoking ideas. Karen loves to challenge the status quo!

Karen’s used her decades of experience as a leader and mentor in the not-for-profit sector to develop a proprietary framework for turning volunteers into an enthusiastic, reliable and committed team.

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Suggested Topics

  • 5 Steps to Building a Stellar Volunteer Team
  • Advocate Effectively to Your Board
  • Successful Board Engagement
  • The Language of Volunteering
  • Virtual Volunteering


If you have anything specific that you would like addressed, contact Karen to arrange a customized keynote or workshop.

Karen Knight has over 20 Years experience in Volunteer Management.

Recent Talks & Appearances

Regional District of Nanaimo: Workshop Facilitator (5 Steps to Building a Stellar Volunteer Team & Successful Board Engagement)

AVM United Kingdom: Workshop Facilitator (Language of Volunteering) & Panelist

PAVRO: Workshop Facilitator (5 Steps to Building a Stellar Volunteer Team)

United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo Region: Workshop Facilitator (5 Steps to Building a Stellar Volunteer Team)

Volunteer Conference in Georgia: Presenter (Virtual Volunteering)

Kamloops Immigrant Services: Workshop Facilitator (Non-Profit Leadership)

BOSS 2021 Conference, Vantage Point: Presenter (Virtual Volunteering)

Recent Podcast Appearances

Dynamic, motivating and we all felt that what we had learned would be easy to implement