Do yourselves a favor folks and get a call blocker. Sell a kidney and/or first-born if you must. :-) I used money that I might have otherwise contributed to a political party or charity. After the constant calls, I decided to put the money to better use. The resulting absence of annoying calls is worth it.
They just called me. I am to the point that if I don't recognize a number I hit the button on the answering machine for it to come on. I have been job hunting on the internet so every Tom, Dick and Harry call me about going back to school. The guy who called left a message, Hello, hello, can you hear me? Dummy you're talking to an answering machine. lol
The Do Not Call List does not have jurisdiction over "real" charities in this instance. And as stated above by JoceLyneLou the definition of a charity covers a whole lot of territory. Paying one or two cents on the dollar to said cause may make them legit legally.
The DNC list is a joke anyway, the outlaws show no fear of it, and rightly so.
I have received a call from them also. They claim to be a police officers collecting for local police and sheriffs. I checked with law enforcement and was told that they NEVER collect for their own purposes. This company claims to collect and give the money to the local agencies. In fact, they give about 1% of what they collect to the local PD and the rest of the money goes to "administrative purposes". DONT get sucked in. DO NOT donate to these theives. Their people are very aggressive and use scare techniques to get your money. Don't let them intimidate you, they have no authority and cannot do any thing to harm you. They are merely low life formar bill collectors in a different role. Hang up on them.