The association is concerned with the implementation of civil rights legislation in organizations. The umbrella association's central staff in Washington, D.C. prepares a monthly newsletter on Federal events, technical commentary on the human rights impacts of pending legislation, and various forms of legal assistance such as amicus briefs. In addition, the association has a reference library/national clearinghouse on human rights issues and six training programs on formulating and administering affirmative action plans for college administrators and managers of Federal agencies and on compliance investigation in housing, employment, and other areas. Consulting services are provided to private citizens interested in civil rights compliance techniques, and staff and management training is given for member organizations. Funding derives from dues, consulting fees, and two major Federal grants. A LEAA-funding training program offers criminal justice agency personnel skills in civil rights compliance programming; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission funds training of personnel in the techniques of investigation and conciliation of employment discrimination cases. The directors of both federally funded training programs make brief statements about the subject matter, teaching approach, workshop format, and clientele of their respective projects. Both use a guided group process with lecture, discussion, and exercises following a basic introduction into civil rights laws, rules, and regulations.