Anyone vibe-coding a directory of “profit for good” companies/EA-aligned service providers (scraper/bot)?

By david_reinstein @ 2026-04-09T21:13 (+12)

Update: here's a first pass (about 90 minutes of human brain time, leveraging my earlier work)

Mainly for fun, I vibe-coded this "library of things" scraper bot/page cataloguing what non-media things all the libraries in the US loan out.  

It just occurred to me that doing this for  companies that donate a share of profits to (effective) charities, or service providers that are GWWC pledgers would be doable and somewhat impactful. Encompassing @Brad West🔸 's https://profit4good.org/ , GWWC company pledgers and beyond, with some filters and labels, and potential human verification. This might also attract (~non-EA) people who are trying to avoid buying on Amazon for ethical/political reasons.  

But before I dig in I was wondering :

1. Is anyone already doing this? 

2. Anyone want to help? 

3. Pitfalls I should be aware of? 

Further discussion in this ChatGPT 5.4 exchange.  (NB I'd usually use a pro model for this sort of planning, but this is just a first pass)


Updates;  Liz K reminded me of https://ea-services.org/ (EASE) --  Introducing EASE, a managed directory of EA Organization Service Providers , which I'll try to fold in as well. 

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