South Carolina Nonprofit Leader: Mac Bennett, United Way of the Midlands

October is Nonprofit Career Month, a month of activities to promote
the diversity of career opportunities in the nation's nonprofit
sector. Driven by the collective contributions of the nonprofit
community, the campaign dispels common myths about nonprofit work,
provides you with entry points to the sector, and allows current
and aspiring nonprofit professionals to share expertise.

Launching our Nonprofit Career Month podcast series is a discussion
with Mac Bennett who shares his experiences and insights
from 30 years of nonprofit leadership. Since March 2005, Mac
Bennett has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
United Way of the Midlands in Columbia, SC.

Mac studied finance and management at the University of South
Carolina, and then blazed a career in public service, first holding
a variety of leadership positions with the University of South
Carolina and then serving as Executive Director of the Central
Carolina Community Foundation.

Bennett is also a founding director of the South Carolina
Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO). Throughout his
career, Bennett has been instrumental in efforts to improve
training and education for people working in the nonprofit
sector.

Idealist's Amy Potthast chats with Mac about making a difference
while making a living; how Mac got started as a volunteer in the
sector; the variety of ways to serve your community; and Jim
Collin's book Good to Great and the Social Sectors.