2026 Online Campaigns

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

Open that link in your preferred browser [Chrome recommended] and enter your work email address. Click Next.

Enter your Email and Password, and Log In to make your pledge. 

If you return to Give at Work to view or edit your pledge, make an additional gift, or manage your Donor Hub profile, you will be able to access your profile by entering your Email and the Password you created.

New donors can create their 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, and you’ll be directed to a login screen similar to the first screen.

Welcome to the 2026 United Way Campaign. Click Give Now to get started.

Donors who made a pledge online during last year's campaign will see an option to Renew Last Year's Gift, with details of their prior year's contribution. Donors who prefer to create a new pledge can click Add a Gift to start fresh.

Donors can use the Renew tool to increase their pledge, Customize to edit the pledge, or click Renew & Checkout to immediately confirm a new pledge.
*Please note that changes to United Way's funding may prohibit automatic renewal. If the focus area or program partner is no longer available, donors will be prompted to update how they invest their pledge.

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.

Pay with Your Digital Wallet

We’re excited that Give at Work now supports Apple Pay and Google Pay. To use one of these options, please log in to Give at Work via a browser already linked to your payment credentials. Select Credit Card / Apple Pay / Google Pay as your Payment Method. Choose your payment options and, in the Credit Card section, select Apple Pay or Google Pay, then click the Authorize with (Apple Pay / Google Pay) button.

PLEASE NOTE: If you choose Apple Pay or Google Pay, the onscreen confirmation may show the Total Amount of your charge to be $0. The Give at Work site will confirm payment details based on what you have selected when you submit your pledge. Click Continue to authorize that payment method and continue making your pledge.

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.

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.

For more information about Donor Networks, including the Leadership Match for new or increased leadership gifts, click Give in the menu of your Give at Work site and visit the Leaders In Giving page.

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.