Retiree Donations

Donation Instructions

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

The University of 蓝莓视频 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)聽by聽entering an amount聽and clicking 鈥Add to Cart鈥. You can continue to donate to specific funds as you wish.

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

There are three main methods of payment:

Donation Portal

1. Pension deductions

Page 1:

  • Select 鈥Pension Deduction鈥 at the top of the page

  • Your deduction will automatically start in the new year, in January 2025
    • *Note: the deadline for pension deductions is December 14th. If you would like to pledge a payroll deduction after December 14th, 2024, please e-mail united.way@uwaterloo.ca or fill out a 2024 paper pledge form and mail it to EC5 2nd Floor.
  • The total amount in your shopping cart and the pay period per year that you select will automatically determine the amount per deduction
  • Select whether or not you would like your donation to be automatically renewed every year until you request otherwise, then click 鈥Next鈥

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 鈥Next鈥

Page 3:

  • Review your donation and confirm

*Note: With pension 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 鈥渞esend confirmation鈥 button on the pledge page, or email united.way@uwaterloo.ca and request a resend.

2. Credit card monthly gift

Page 1:

  • Select 鈥Credit Card聽鈥 Pre-authorized Payment鈥 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 鈥Next鈥

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 鈥Next鈥

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鈥檚 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 鈥Credit Card聽鈥 One-time Payment鈥 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 鈥Next鈥

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聽 noted within your ePledge profile, during tax season.

When you confirm your donation, your order will be transferred to CyberSource, the United Way鈥檚 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 pension 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鈥檚 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 the address noted within your e-Pledge profile. NOTE: IF YOU PAY THROUGH PENSION DEDUCTIONS YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR TAX RECEIPT WITHIN YOUR T4.
  • 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.