Student 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 two main methods of payment:

Donation Portal

1. CREDIT CARD MONTHLY GIFT

Page 1:

  • Select “Credit Card – Pre-authorized Payment” at the top of the page
  • The amount in your shopping cart will be divided into 12 installations, all charged to your chosen credit card on the 15th of every month
    • *Note: payments will continue indefinitely until the United Way is notified of any requested cancellations via email (epledge@uwaywrc.ca).
  • The payment start date will pre-populate to the January of the following calendar year (if you pledge in the year 2024, deductions will begin in the year 2025).

Page 2:

  • Enter and confirm all of your information
  • 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.

2. CREDIT 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.

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 all 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 your home address.
  • The student portal to ePledge will be re-activated closer to the beginning of the campaign. 

Contact

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