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Incorporated in 1969 as the Civil Rights Leadership Conference Fund, the organization focused on documenting the extent of discrimination and monitoring the federal government's civil rights enforcement efforts. For example, in 1981, it undertook a Voting Rights Education Project that disseminated information on the condition of voting rights and the persistence of discrimination, and in 1983, published "An Oath Betrayed," which documented the Reagan Administration's refusal to enforce effectively the civil rights statutes enacted to guarantee equality of educational opportunity for all Americans.

In 1985, the name of the organization was changed to the Leadership Conference Education Fund (LCEF), which also signaled a decade of expansion. That year LCEF began to monitor systematically the federal government's enforcement efforts in civil rights and to report on those activities through the CIVIL RIGHTS MONITOR.

LCEF has now come out of a strategic planning process with a new name and a new organizational structure that enhances the organization's ability to carry out its mission. The new name, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) is designed to underscore the organization's commitment to supporting the civil rights community and educating target constituencies about the need for strong civil rights policy.  Under the new structure, which is designed to make the best use of talent across the organization, and to drive future growth, LCCREF will be organized around the following areas-public policy, strategic affairs, education, development, and administration/finance.

The mission of civilrights.org is to serve as the site of record for relevant and up-to-the minute civil rights news and information. It is a collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund.

http://www.civilrights.org/