Dev is the Founder  of DreamNow, a charitable organization that produces ideas that do good for the world. As a producer, DreamNow brings together people, raises money and plans for the growth of ideas.  


The ideas which Dev has played a role in producing have reached over fifty thousand people and have collectively raised over 3 million dollars. 

Dev also works with leading companies that do good and pay well including GOOD/Corps and most recently Change.org. Dev’s work and writing has been featured through numerous media outlets including The Globe and Mail, The Huffington Post, Paper Magazine and CBC Newsworld. 

Dev holds an English Literature degree from the University of Western Ontario and currently lives and works in both Toronto and New York. He is currently at work on his first book, entitled Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money, and Community in a Changing World, which will be published by both Penguin and Rodale in 2012. 

Testimonials

"Dev was a powerful speaker who was able to share his personal experience and his professional expertise in a way that made everyone in the room see the world in a different light. He helped us see that nothing was impossible, so long as we are willing to dream." 
- Zane Schwartz, President of the Public Board Ontario Student Trustees' Association

"Dev's energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and skill in motivating youth and adults really came through! Evaluations have been most positive and encouraging. His style of engaging youth in 'change' is exactly the framework i've been looking for. I always knew that we needed to meet youth 'where they are at first then to engage them in something bigger- your process works!" 

- Joanne Baldini, Cornell Cooperative Extension

"Dev Aujla has made my life so much more meaningful. Without Dev's inspiring discussions and his amazing actions I don't know if I would have had the motivation to become a social entrepreneur. I owe a lot to Dev and his not-for-profit organization. Over the years, he has helped mentor me in getting a youth centre built and operational in my home town and supported me in applying for the TD Scholarship, an award he had won 2 years previous. Without that scholarship and Dev, I would not have moved forward as fast as I currently am nor would I have followed been able to make my dreams possible. If you have a chance to chat with Dev at any time in your life, do it. You will be inspired to hear his many stories and experiences."
- Shawn MacDonell, Founder Creativision

"A year ago, the thought of coordinating a national event, at the age of sixteen, would have set me rationalizing why I couldn’t possibly pull it off. Working with DreamNow has had the opposite effect. When I started to organize my project, Lights Out Canada, just as importantly as taking concrete steps, was having enough confidence to believe that I could. I would not have had either without the guidance and encouragement of DreamNow. Under the wing of DreamNow, I’ve not only launched my project successfully, I’ve grown as a person. I now feel empowered as a youth, and I’ve gained a plethora of networking, public speaking, and all-around life-changing experiences. "
- Keleigh Annau, Founder of Lights Out Canada

" I had no idea of what to expect when coming here, but you brought something out in me I have never felt before. I feel alive and reunited with my inner passions. So thank-you Dev, I really admire you and you have been so inspirational to me."
- Kazz Hamilton,  Making Waves Workshop Participant