diff --git a/plugins/wporg-5ftf/includes/pledge-form.php b/plugins/wporg-5ftf/includes/pledge-form.php
index bd47193..b345d1c 100755
--- a/plugins/wporg-5ftf/includes/pledge-form.php
+++ b/plugins/wporg-5ftf/includes/pledge-form.php
@@ -24,24 +24,26 @@ function render_form_new() {
 	$action        = isset( $_GET['action'] ) ? filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'action' ) : filter_input( INPUT_POST, 'action' );
 	$data          = get_form_submission();
 	$messages      = [];
+	$pledge        = null;
 	$complete      = false;
 	$directory_url = get_permalink( get_page_by_path( 'pledges' ) );
 	$view          = 'form-pledge-new.php';
 
 	if ( 'Submit Pledge' === $action ) {
-		$processed = process_form_new();
+		$pledge_id = process_form_new();
 
-		if ( is_wp_error( $processed ) ) {
-			$messages = array_merge( $messages, $processed->get_error_messages() );
-		} elseif ( 'success' === $processed ) {
+		if ( is_wp_error( $pledge_id ) ) {
+			$messages = array_merge( $messages, $pledge_id->get_error_messages() );
+		} elseif ( is_int( $pledge_id ) ) {
 			$complete = true;
 		}
-	} else if ( 'confirm_pledge_email' === $action ) {
+	} elseif ( 'confirm_pledge_email' === $action ) {
 		$view             = 'form-pledge-confirm-email.php';
 		$pledge_id        = filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'pledge_id', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
+		$pledge           = get_post( $pledge_id );
 		$unverified_token = filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'auth_token', FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING );
 		$email_confirmed  = process_pledge_confirmation_email( $pledge_id, $action, $unverified_token );
-	} else if ( filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'resend_pledge_confirmation' ) ) {
+	} elseif ( filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'resend_pledge_confirmation' ) ) {
 		$pledge_id = filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'pledge_id', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
 		$complete  = true;
 
@@ -58,11 +60,11 @@ function render_form_new() {
 /**
  * Process a submission from the New Pledge form.
  *
- * @return string|WP_Error String "success" if the form processed correctly. Otherwise WP_Error.
+ * @return int|WP_Error The post ID of the new pledge if the form processed correctly. Otherwise WP_Error.
  */
 function process_form_new() {
 	$submission = get_form_submission();
-	$has_error = check_invalid_submission( $submission );
+	$has_error  = check_invalid_submission( $submission );
 	if ( $has_error ) {
 		return $has_error;
 	}
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ function process_form_new() {
 	) );
 	set_post_thumbnail( $new_pledge_id, $logo_attachment_id );
 
-	return 'success';
+	return $new_pledge_id;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-confirm-email.php b/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-confirm-email.php
index 2c19433..8335d74 100755
--- a/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-confirm-email.php
+++ b/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-confirm-email.php
@@ -1,21 +1,41 @@
 <?php
-
 namespace WordPressDotOrg\FiveForTheFuture\View;
 
-/**
- * @var bool   $email_confirmed
- * @var string $directory_url
- * @var int    $pledge_id
- */
+use WP_Post;
 
+/**
+ * @var bool         $email_confirmed
+ * @var string       $directory_url
+ * @var int          $pledge_id
+ * @var WP_Post|null $pledge
+ */
 ?>
 
 <?php if ( true === $email_confirmed ) : ?>
 
 	<div class="notice notice-success notice-alt">
 		<p>
-			Thank you for confirming your address! We've emailed confirmation links to your contributors, and your pledge will show up in <a href="<?php echo esc_url( $directory_url ); ?>">the directory</a> once one of them confirms their participation.
+			<?php
+			printf(
+				wp_kses_post( __( "Thank you for confirming your address! We've emailed confirmation links to the contributors you mentioned, and your pledge will show up in <a href=\"%s\">the directory</a> once one contributor confirms their participation.", 'wporg' ) ),
+				 esc_url( $directory_url )
+			);
+			?>
 		</p>
+
+		<?php if ( $pledge instanceof WP_Post ) : ?>
+			<p>
+				<?php echo wp_kses_post( sprintf(
+					__( 'In the meantime, your pledge will be visible here: %s', 'wporg' ),
+					sprintf(
+						'<a href="%1$s">%1$s</a>',
+						esc_url( get_permalink( $pledge ) )
+					)
+				) ); ?>
+			</p>
+		<?php endif; ?>
+
+		<?php esc_html_e( "Thanks again for pledging your organization's resources to contribute to WordPress! We can do great things together!", 'wporg' ); ?>
 	</div>
 
 <?php else : ?>
diff --git a/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-new.php b/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-new.php
index 5e5f457..9209685 100755
--- a/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-new.php
+++ b/plugins/wporg-5ftf/views/form-pledge-new.php
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <?php
-
 namespace WordPressDotOrg\FiveForTheFuture\View;
+
 use function WordPressDotOrg\FiveForTheFuture\get_views_path;
+use WP_Post;
 
 /**
- * @var array  $messages
- * @var bool   $complete
- * @var string $directory_url
+ * @var array        $messages
+ * @var bool         $complete
+ * @var string       $directory_url
  */
-
 ?>
 
 <!-- TODO Reveal this once managing an existing pledge is actually possible.
@@ -30,21 +30,23 @@ use function WordPressDotOrg\FiveForTheFuture\get_views_path;
 <?php if ( true === $complete ) : ?>
 
 	<div class="notice notice-success notice-alt">
-		<p><?php esc_html_e( "Thanks for pledging to Five for the Future! Your new pledge profile has been created, and we’ve emailed you a link to confirm your address. Once that's done, we'll also email confirmation links to your contributors.", 'wporg' ); ?></p>
+		<p>
+			<?php esc_html_e( "Thanks for pledging to Five for the Future! Your new pledge profile has been created, and we've emailed you a link to confirm your address. Once that's done, we'll also email confirmation links to the contributors you named in your pledge.", 'wporg' ); ?>
+		</p>
 
 		<p>
 			<?php echo wp_kses_post( sprintf(
-				__( 'After those steps are completed, your pledge will appear in <a href="%s">the directory</a>.', 'wporg' ),
+				__( "After those steps are completed (and at least one contributor confirms), your pledge will appear in <a href=\"%s\">the directory</a>. Once each contributor has confirmed, they'll appear on your pledge as well.", 'wporg' ),
 				esc_url( $directory_url )
 			) ); ?>
 		</p>
 
 		<p>
 			<?php echo wp_kses_post(
-				__( 'Do you want to hire additional employees to contribute to WordPress? <a href="https://jobs.wordpress.net">Post a job listing on jobs.wordpress.net</a>.', 'wporg' )
-				// todo ask mel about moving this outside the `notice-success`, since it's not really part of the success notification, and distracts from it.
-				// many users have notification fatigue and no longer trust them or pay attention to them, because they're so often misused for non-critical information,
-				// and the jobs thing is more of an "ad" in this context than something directly related to the process the user wants to complete
+				sprintf(
+					__( 'Do you want to hire additional employees to contribute to WordPress? <a href="%s">Consider posting a job listing on jobs.wordpress.net</a>.', 'wporg' ),
+					'https://jobs.wordpress.net'
+				)
 			); ?>
 		</p>
 	</div>