"NO" is a perfectly good answer. With federal and state funds down across the board, every 501C is scrambling for $$. Yes, we get inundated with calls and I stopped taking ANY and ALL calls from numbers I don't recognize. One 800# has been calling up to 8 times in a day and they won't leave a number. I want to see how long they will play that game.
When I do end up talking to an agency I tell them that they are not on my list of charities I support and wish them good luck.