2025 Online Campaigns - Standard

Donors will receive an email with a link to their Give at Work site (ex. https://https://yourcompany.unitedwaygmwc.stratuslive.com/).

Open that link in your preferred browser [Chrome recommended] and click the Register button in the top menu.

Create your login credentials on the Sign Up screen. Enter your work email address in the Username and Business Email fields, and create a Password that meets the site requirements (minimum of eight characters, and at least one of the following: lowercase letter, uppercase letter, number, and non-alphanumeric character (i.e. ! $ @).

Click Sign Up.

StratusLIVE will generate an email in which you can confirm your identity.

StratusLIVE will generate an email within a few minutes that provides a link to complete Account Registration.

Click Confirm my email address to open a new browser window and log in.

Enter your Email, and click Next.

Enter the Username and Password you created, and Log In.

Enter your Personal Information and Employment Information. (Required fields vary by company.)

Click Register Account.

If you return to Give at Work to view or edit your pledge or make an additional gift, you will be able to access your profile with to the link from your kickoff email, clicking Sign In, and entering your Email and the Password you created.

Welcome to the 2025 United Way Campaign! Click Give Now to get started.

Choose your preferred Payment Method from the options provided.

Please note that not all payment methods may be available for all donors. Speak to your workplace Campaign Ambassador if you have questions.

After you have chosen your preferred Payment Method, enter the amount of your pledge. The right side of the screen will display your Pledge Preview, which shows realtime details of your gift at each step, including Total Gift, Payment Methods, Investments, and Donor Networks.

Donors will see the Key Initiatives and strategies provided by their local United Way.

Enter the amount you would like to designate in the text field to the right of the Key Initiative descriptions. When funds are invested in United Way or designated to our Key Initiatives or another nonprofit, the selection will be added under the featured designations in the My Selections section. The Total Selected progress bar at the top of the screen will show the amount of the pledge that has been designated.

Donors will see their Investments and Designations populate in the Pledge Preview on the right.

Donors that would like to designate to a 501(c)3 nonprofit can scroll to the bottom of this screen and select the Find a Nonprofit button, which will open the Add Designations screen.

Donors will see United Way Program Partners, which they can scroll through, or they can use the Search functionality on the left side. Donors can click on the preferred nonprofit to learn more and then click Add This Nonprofit to include it in their Selected Designations.

If Donors would prefer to align to a different United Way, they can use the Search functionality to change their local United Way setting. Click Change.

Donors can enter their preferred zip code and click Search, and they can then select Realign Zip.

The realigned United Way's Key Initiatives and funded nonprofits will load in that Add Designations screen.

Should Donors' preferred nonprofit not appear in the lists or search results, Donors can Write-In their preferred nonprofit using the Write-In Button that will appear as the last visible option in the area to select designations.

Include the name, city, and state of your preferred nonprofit, as well as any other information you can provide, and our Pledge Processing department will direct your pledge accordingly. In the event that there's difficulty connecting with your preferred nonprofit, donors will be contacted directly.

Once all Designations have been selected, click the Add Designations button at the bottom of the screen.

The nonprofits added will appear at the bottom of the list on the Select Designations page, where Donors can choose the amount to designate.

When funds are invested in United Way or designated to our Key Initiatives or another nonprofit, the selection will be added under the featured designations in the My Selections section.

The designation bar at the top of the screen will be green when the full amount of the Pledge has been designated. Updated details will be available in the Pledge Preview on the right side.

Donors within the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County region will have the opportunity to participate in one or more networks of like-minded individuals looking to make a difference in the community. Learn more about any of these groups, and check the box to sign up!

Please note that Donor Networks are considered a benefit of Leadership Level giving, and donors whose pledges do not meet the threshold of giving to qualify for a Donor Network will not be able to make a selection on this screen.

Donors can provide information to more completely fill out their User Profile.

Donors that don't wish to enter additional information can proceed to the next screen, presuming they have provided the required information to process their pledges.

Donors can confirm their recognition preferences and review their pledge in the Pledge Preview on the right side of the screen.

Click Submit Gift to confirm your pledge.

Donors will see a Thank You page.

Shortly after completing their gifts, Donors will receive an email confirmation of their gift, including details of their Payment Methods, Designations, and Donor Network selections.