easy street

Alright, so I've been thinking about the profit vs. non-profit and money making issues and I think I've come up with the most applicable solution. If we devote ourselves to educating people (including ourselves) about sustainable living we can easily get the Oklahoma Sustainability Network to let us use their 501(c)(3) status. We could provide workshops ,put together informational packets ,maintain a website, etc. (easy enough) We could apply for grants or even charge for the workshops. Any money we bring in is tax free.
The last two co-ops I lived in operated under the Oklahoma Cooperative Housing Association. This already has non-profit status with the state of Oklahoma and an Employer Identification Number(which you need for utility accounts and tax stuff). However, we currently owe a large sum of money to Cox, but we'll have that cleared up soon. I think. We could use that, or start another organization, which isn't hard.
Let me know what you all think. I'd like to get the ball rolling on this stuff because it might take awhile to get Bylaws written and accepted by OSN, if we're going that route. It will take even longer if we try to get our own 501. If we get it going though we could start applying for grants before we even move in and have some start up capital (a big plus). That's one thing that worries me about the for-profit route, where would we get enough capital to start a business?