Anniversaries for long established charities are not only about celebrating the past, they offer a chance to take stock and look ahead, writes Dog Aid Scotland's chief executive Jamie Simpson.

The chief executive of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Peter Sparkes has condemned the abuse and threats the charity’s staff have been receiving from “those who would hide behind a balaclava or a keyboard”.

“The loss of this service will be felt deeply across the suicide prevention sector,” said one charity.

Action is needed to ensure volunteering better meets "the needs of modern communities", a summit involving 50 charity chief executives has heard.

The chief executive of a global modern slavery charity with experience of senior roles in the banking sector has been appointed to be the next chief executive of The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

As political loyalties fragment, charities need to look beyond conventional lobbying and demonstrate the public expectations politicians cannot afford to ignore, argues Start Strong director Sally Hogg.

Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide has announced it is closing with a loss of more than 120 jobs, citing increasing costs and a fall in funding.

PBE chief executive Matt Whittaker is leaving the charity sector focused think tank to take up a newly created role at the Nuffield Foundation.