Respondents at POC-led organizations more frequently reported that their organization’s budget was $1,000,000 or less, while respondents at White-run organizations were more likely to report that their budget was $5,000,000 or more.

Networks proved to be essential to promotion and job opportunities in Memphis. However, there was a larger gap in Memphis between people of color and white respondents who indicated their networks had a positive impact on their career advancement (fourteen percentage points) than there was in the national sample (six percentage points).

Similar to the national data on raises and compensation, people of color in Memphis were much less likely to report having received a cost of living increase (28%) than white respondents (42%).