History

The Consortium of African American Organizations (CAAO – pronounced K-O) is a nonprofit consulting organization which provides benefits and services to black professional organizations of Northeast Ohio. CAAO’s predecessor was the African American Business Consortium formed in 1993.

CAAO:

• works to promote entrepreneurship and leadership empowerment through its member organizations and the individual members of those organizations;
   
• strives to improve its members through individual empowerment by providing resources that enable groups and individuals to have increased participation in the new economy; and
   
• serves as a catalyst for regional economic development by providing services that promote collaboration and increased accessibility to community resources.

Please see CAAO’s mission, principles, benefits and resources for more detail.