BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Innovate New Albany - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Innovate New Albany X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Innovate New Albany REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260914T015747Z CREATED:20260914T015105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T015747Z UID:21596-1790272800-1790280000@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Build Your Own Website: Design\, Launch\, and Grow Your Online Presence (4 Weekly Sessions) DESCRIPTION:Innovate New Albany is proud to offer a new TechTrain\, Learning for Life program.\nThursdays\, 6-8 pm: 9/24\, 10/1\, 10/8\, 10/15\nIn-person at Innovate New Albany\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH 43054\nThis course is intended for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of designing\, building\, and launching their own website. \nNo prior experience with website design\, coding\, or any specific platform is expected or required. \nWho Should Participate? \n\nSmall business owners and entrepreneurs who want to launch or improve a website without relying on an agency for every update.\nNonprofit leaders and staff who need a site that communicates their mission and connects visitors to donation\, volunteer\, and event tools.\nMarketing managers who want a professional\, search-friendly site that connects cleanly to the tools their team already uses.\nAnyone curious about how to build\, launch\, and maintain their own website with confidence.\n\n\nLearning Outcomes \n\nPlan the site map\, page layouts\, and ‘calls-to-action’ to lead your users to the most important actions on your site\, like signing up\, submitting an inquiry\, donating\, or making a purchase.\nLearn to navigate modern website platforms and understand its building blocks: pages\, layouts\, and design elements.\nApply design choices like color and typography for consistent branding\nSet up integrations like donation tools\, forms\, newsletters\, and event calendars.\nUnderstand domains and hosting\, mobile responsiveness\, and accessibility\, so your site looks and works great on any device.\nTest\, monitor\, and refine your site using tools like Google Analytics and accessibility checkers. Build confidence to keep improving your site without fear.\n\n\nInstructor Bio \nOur instructor\, Brad Griffith\, is the President and CEO of Buckeye Innovation\, a web design and development company based in New Albany\, OH. He has led Buckeye Innovation for 17 years\, growing it into a team that has built and maintains hundreds of websites for businesses and nonprofits in Central Ohio and across the United States. \nHe teaches Buckeye Innovation’s Website Acceleration Workshop through the Accelerate Columbus program\, as well as its Nonprofit Web Design Cohort with the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Through these programs\, Brad has guided dozens of small business owners\, nonprofit leaders\, and entrepreneurs through building and launching their own websites. \n\nWhy Build Your Own Website? \nHiring an agency for every update can get expensive fast. Relying only on a template-based builder can leave your site looking like everyone else’s. Learning to build and manage your own website gives you: \n\nTrue Ownership: Update your own copy\, photos\, and pages whenever you need to\, without waiting on or paying for someone else’s schedule.\nProfessional\, Scalable Tools: Learn the same platforms and design principles professional web developers use. Your site can grow from a simple one-pager to a full site with donations\, e-commerce\, or booking built in.\nSmart Use of AI: Use AI tools to help draft content\, plan your site structure\, and keep it updated. You stay in control while the tool speeds up your work.\nSeamless Integrations: Confidently connect the tools you already rely on\, like donation platforms\, forms\, email newsletters\, and event calendars\, directly into your site.\n\nLike all Innovate New Albany programs\, this one is FREE! \nClass size is limited to 20 people. \nCourse Schedule – Four consecutive Thursdays\, 6-8 pm: 9/24\, 10/1\, 10/8\, 10/15 \n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email*\n \n Company*Consent to Use My Image & Voice*By registering for & participating in this event\, I am consenting to the recording of my image and/or voice. I am also authorizing Innovate New Albany to use photographs\, video\, and audio recordings containing my image and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.\n \n I AGREE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org/new-event/build-your-own-website-design-launch-and-grow-your-online-presence-4-sessions/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TechTrain ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Headshot-Brad-Griffith-TechTrain-Blank-092426.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR