DO NOT ANSWER PHONE....DO NOT CALL BACK....THEY DON'T CARE..
THEY ARE FISHING FOR VIABLE PHONE NUMBERS AND WHEN YOU ANSWER THAT JUST VERIFIES YOU OWN THE PHONE......DON'T PRESS "1". Either . That lets them get more info....they then sell your number to other companies and you wind up getting more calls. It's annoying for sure but just let it ring, after awhile calls will decrease....I only get maybe 3 a week. Now...just steel yourself, don't answer, check your caller ID. Most of the time they are robocalls....why do you think most don't speak.....they just want viable numbers which you give them when you answer or call back.
From what I understand from researching other numbers like this one that have been calling me lately, it's not the actual charity calling you. It's a scam company using the names of big charities that lots of people have likely given to at some time or another (they're just taking a stab in the dark-- they might claim to be the Red Cross or St. Jude's or any other number of large, popular charities). Please confirm with any charity directly before you stop donating to them on the basis of these scam phone calls. It would be a shame for them to lose supporters over something they know nothing about.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO SETTINGS ON YOUR CELLPHONE AND PAGE DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE "BLOCK THIS NUMBER". THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT ON A LANDLINE, TOO, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ONE IN SO LONG, I FORGET HOW TO DO THAT.