Employee Pledging Instructions

Pledging on-line is safe, fun, and easy, and can be done in just a few simple steps! The below instructions will help to ensure you have a pleasant, hassle-free method of giving back to your community. Let’s begin.

Step 1. Login:

• Access the eWay donor site with the following address:
  https://epledge.uwcm.org/epledge/Begin.jsp
• Type your Username, first initial of your first & last name followed by your 9 digit employee ID#
  (uppercase and without spaces)
• Type in your Password, which is the same as your Username. (i.e. WM9000123456)
• Once login is complete you will be directed to the homepage of your company’s personalized ePledge website.

Step 2. Make Your Pledge:

• Click on the “Donate” link in your Main Menu located on the right-hand side of your screen. PLEASE NOTE: If you made a donation/pledge to United Way during the 2011 campaign, you will be taken to the Pledge Replication screen. This screen will offer you an option to keep the same pledge amount/designation from last year or to select a new amount and/or designation.
• If you did not have a pledge from last year, you will begin the process by selecting your preferred method of payment from the list of available giving options.
• Click “Next”.
• Type in or select your gift amount.
• Select “Next” if you wish to invest your gift in the United Way of Central Maryland, Inc., the best way to make a difference, or check the box “Yes” if you would like to designate in one or more specific agencies.
• Click “Next”.

Step 3. Invest Your Contribution:

• If applicable, assign a dollar value to your local United Way, your local United Way's core areas, or to each agency selected to total 100%, or a dollar amount to equal total amount pledged.
• Click “Next”.

Step 4. Review Personal Information & Confirm Your Gift:

• Provide your email address if you wish to receive confirmation of your electronic pledge.
• Select the appropriate acknowledgement boxes that apply to your contribution.
• Click “Next”.
• Review this screen carefully and confirm that your pledge information is correct.
• If you wish to make changes, click the “Previous” button at the bottom of your screen and adjust your information/pledge accordingly.

Step 5. Submit Your Donation:

• Click “Confirm” to complete your transaction and execute your on-line pledge.
• Once confirmed, print page for your personal records.

Thank you for using the United Way of Central Maryland’s ePledge system
and supporting your local United Way! If you experience any problems
making your on-line pledge, please contact: