Sasha Tanghe, serves as Partnerships Lead at The Agency Fund, where she drives investor relations and ecosystem partnerships across philanthropy, technology, and research to enhance the effectiveness of high-impact NGOs. She began her career at Human Rights Watch, then led editorial partnerships at News Corp to support the Wall Street Journal’s European expansion. Sasha studied social entrepreneurship at the London School of Economics.

AI is rapidly becoming a core tool in global development, but many nonprofits, donors, and policymakers struggle to evaluate which AI interventions truly deliver impact at scale while avoiding harm. This session introduces a practical AI Evaluation Framework developed through the AI Accelerator program to address this gap. We’ll present the framework, share real-world use cases from nonprofit implementers, and explore how organizations are rigorously evaluating AI projects across four key phases—from early pilots to scaled solutions. An interactive discussion will give attendees a chance to ask questions, critique the framework, and shape its next iteration. Grant-makers, program and evaluation leads, product teams, and policymakers will leave with a clear, actionable structure to assess AI projects, along with concrete benchmarks and examples they can apply immediately.