The contract, in full
Growth Partnership Agreement
Vessels × Pulse Outreach · Effective on first payment · Version of August 25, 2026
The complete agreement, nothing held back. Read it here, print it for counsel, then sign on the live proposal page whenever Pulse is ready. Signatures made there are valid and binding under Section 14.
1. Parties
This Agreement is entered into between TheLees Media LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company operating under the trade name Vessels (vssls.co) ("Vessels"), and Pulse Outreach, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation exempt under Section 501(c)(3) ("Pulse" or "Client"), represented by the authorized signatory below. This Agreement governs all services rendered under the Growth Partnership described on this page.
2. Services
Vessels will provide the five engine Growth Partnership: (a) the Master Plan, a growth and donor reach roadmap delivered within the first 30 days and maintained in 90 day sprint cycles with quarterly leadership reviews; (b) the Story, one flagship film day per month conducted in person at Client's headquarters or events, producing one flagship film and a cutdown library of 15 to 30 vertical clips per month; (c) the Swarm, ongoing distribution of produced content across Client's channels with weekly optimization and monthly performance reporting; (d) the Portal, completion, launch, and operation of the Pulse Network members portal on a consent based data model; and (e) the AI Install, an organization wide AI efficiency audit within the first 60 days followed by implementation of AI agents and systems in agreed departments, with event season surge support. Scope adjustments are made collaboratively in the quarterly reviews.
3. Investment and Payment Terms
Client agrees to a monthly partnership fee of $15,000, billed automatically on the same calendar date each month via Stripe to the payment method authorized at checkout. The initial term is 6 months, after which the partnership continues month to month. After the initial term, Client may cancel with 30 days written notice to hello@vssls.co. Expansion modules listed on this page may be added at any time by written confirmation and are billed alongside the partnership fee.
4. 30 Day Walk Away Guarantee
If, within 30 calendar days of the first payment, Client concludes the partnership is not an obvious yes, Client may request in writing a full refund of the first monthly fee, and this Agreement terminates. Work product delivered through that date, including the Master Plan draft and any published content, remains with Client. This guarantee applies once and does not extend to subsequent months.
5. Nonprofit Status and No Outcome Guarantees
Vessels acknowledges Client is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit and an ECFA member. Vessels makes no guarantee of specific donation revenue, donor counts, attendance, or audience growth, and nothing in this Agreement or the accompanying proposal should be read as such a promise. Vessels will use commercially reasonable efforts to optimize toward the outcomes defined in the Master Plan and will report results honestly each month.
6. Donor Data, Privacy, and Consent
All donor, member, and constituent data is and remains the exclusive property of Client. The Portal operates on explicit consent flags controlled by each individual, enforced at the database layer. Vessels will execute a data processing addendum covering security obligations, breach notification, and return or deletion of data on termination. Vessels will never export, sell, market to, or reuse Client's donor or member data for any purpose outside this engagement. Donor giving capacity and history are visible only to Client staff roles designated by Client.
7. Content Ownership
Upon payment for the month in which it was produced, Client owns all films, cutdowns, copy, designs, and campaign assets created for Client under this Agreement, including all raw footage on request. Vessels retains ownership of its underlying platform configurations, automation frameworks, agent architectures, and reusable systems. Vessels may reference the existence of the engagement in its portfolio; any case study naming Client, or use of Client's marks beyond that reference, requires Client's prior written consent.
8. Third Party Platforms
Systems may be built on third party infrastructure including hosting, database, telephony, email, and AI platforms. Direct per usage costs (for example ad spend, SMS, and AI processing) are passed through at cost or billed to Client accounts directly, and Vessels will notify Client before any material change in platform costs. Client authorizes Vessels to configure such infrastructure on Client's behalf under credentials and accounts owned by Client wherever practical.
9. Client Responsibilities
Client will designate one primary point of contact, provide reasonable access to the people, systems, and brand assets needed to perform the services, schedule the monthly film day with at least two weeks notice, and review deliverables within five business days. Delays in Client review pause the affected deliverable but do not pause billing.
10. Term and Termination
This Agreement commences on the date of first payment and continues through the 6 month initial term, then month to month. After the initial term, either party may terminate with 30 days written notice. Either party may terminate immediately on material breach uncured within 15 days of written notice. On termination, Vessels will deliver a complete export of Client's content, data, and documentation within 14 business days, and will cooperate in good faith on transition.
11. Limitation of Liability
Vessels' total liability under this Agreement shall not exceed the fees paid in the 3 months preceding the claim. Neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or lost revenue or donations. Nothing in this section limits liability for a party's gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach of Section 6.
12. Mutual Indemnification
Each party will indemnify the other against third party claims arising from its own breach of this Agreement, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. Client is responsible for the theological and doctrinal content of messages it approves for publication; Vessels is responsible for the lawful operation of the systems it builds.
13. Governing Law and Disputes
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming. The parties will first attempt good faith negotiation between principals. Unresolved disputes go to binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees.
14. Entire Agreement
This document, together with Vessels' Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at vssls.co and the data processing addendum to be executed at kickoff, is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes prior discussions. Amendments must be written and signed by both parties. If any provision is unenforceable, the remainder stands. Signatures delivered electronically through this page are valid and binding.
For Pulse Outreach
Signature · Name · Title · Date
For TheLees Media LLC d/b/a Vessels
Gavin Lee, Co-founder · Date