Employee Donations

Donation Instructions

Thank you for your generosity. After logging into your ePledge account, click “Pledge”. You will then get to select the particular fund(s) or charities you wish to invest your donation in.

The University of Waterloo has selected three cause areas (Affordable Housing & Homelessness, Food Insecurity, Mental Health & Addictions) that you can give directly to, or you can donate to a general United Way fund (called the Community Impact Fund) by entering an amount and clicking “Add to Cart”. You can continue to donate to specific funds as you wish.

When you are ready, click on “View Cart” to select your method of payment, indicate gift preferences, review, and confirm.

There are three main methods of payment:

Donation Portal

1. Payroll deductions

Page 1:

  • Select “Payroll Deduction” at the top of the page

  • Your deduction will automatically start in the new year, in January 2025
  • The amount in your shopping cart and the pay period per year that you select will automatically determine the deduction per pay; however, in most cases it will be 12 pay periods per year
  • Select whether or not you would like your donation to be automatically renewed every year until you request otherwise, then click “Next”

Page 2:

  • Confirm your information, including your email, name, address, department, and WatIAM
  • Indicate your giving preferences to combine your gift with a partner or to make your gift in honour of someone else by clicking on either, and follow the prompts
  • Click “Next”

Page 3:

  • Review your donation and confirm

*Note: With payroll deduction, the tax receipt will appear on your T4.

You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of your donation. However, if you do not receive it, please either log back onto ePledge and click on the “resend confirmation” button on the pledge page, or email united.way@uwaterloo.ca and request a resend.

2. Credit card monthly gift

Page 1:

  • Select “Credit Card – Pre-authorized Payment” at the top of the page
  • Confirm the date you wish the deduction to begin
    • *Note: payments will continue indefinitely until the United Way is notified of any requested cancellations via email (epledge@uwaywrc.ca)
  • Click “Next”

Page 2:

  • Confirm all of your information, including you email, name, address, department, and WatIAM
  • Indicate your giving preferences to combine your gift with a partner or to give your your gift in honour of someone else by clicking on either and follow the prompts
  • Click “Next”

Page 3:

  • Review your donation and confirm

Indicate if you wish to receive your tax receipt via email. If you select not to have it emailed, it will be mailed to the address noted within your profile, during tax season.

When you confirm your donation, your order will be transferred to CyberSource, the United Way’s secure credit card processing site. Once the payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation email. You do not need to send this to the United Way campaign office.

3. Credit card one-time gift

Page 1:

  • Select “Credit Card – One-time Payment” at the top of the page
  • Confirm the amount of your one-time donation
  • click "Next"

Page 2:

  • Confirm all of your information, including you email, name, address, department, and WatIAM
  • Indicate your giving preferences to combine your gift with a partner or to give your your gift in honour of someone else by clicking on either and follow the prompts
  • Click “Next”

Page 3:

  • Review your donation and confirm

Indicate if you wish to receive your tax receipt via email. If you select not to have emailed, it will be mailed, to the address noted within your ePledge profile, during tax season.

When you confirm your donation, your order will be transferred to CyberSource, the United Way’s secure credit card processing site. Once the payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation email. You do not need to send this to the United Way campaign office.

Changing your gift
  • If you wish to change the amount or cancel your payroll donation, please contact us at united.way@uwaterloo.ca.
  • If you wish to change the amount or cancel your credit card donation, please contact the United Way at epledge@uwaywrc.ca.

Useful Information

  • Do not use the browser’s back and forward buttons. Instead, use the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons within the ePledge site. Using the browser navigation buttons may accidentally cancel out your donation and you many need to start over.
  • Tax receipts are mailed during tax time (Jan-Apr) and unless you approve to receive the tax receipt via email, they will be sent to the address noted within your ePledge profile.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation email when you complete your donation, email the United Way campaign office (united.way@uwaterloo.ca).

Contact

If you have any questions regarding ePledge or your United Way donation, please contact us at united.way@uwaterloo.ca.