diff --git a/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising.py b/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising.py
index 76d0ca8fdd5..53217fea73e 100644
--- a/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising.py
+++ b/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising.py
@@ -108,6 +108,19 @@ class crm_fundraising(crm.crm_case, osv.osv):
             'planned_revenue': 0.0,
     }
 
+    def case_get_note_msg_prefix(self, cr, uid, id, context=None):
+        return 'Fund'
+
+    def create(self, cr, uid, vals, context=None):
+        obj_id = super(crm_fundraising, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context)
+        self.create_send_note(cr, uid, [obj_id], context=context)
+        return obj_id
+
+    def create_send_note(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        for id in ids:
+            msg = '%s has been <b>created</b>.' % (self.case_get_note_msg_prefix(cr, uid, id, context=context))
+            self.message_append_note(cr, uid, [id], body=msg, context=context)
+        return True
 
 
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml b/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml
index 48eb1aa3072..80f51a9dfee 100644
--- a/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
             <field name="model">crm.fundraising</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Funds Form">
+                <form string="Funds Form" layout="manual">
+                <sheet layout="auto">
                     <group colspan="4" col="6">
                         <field name="name" select="1" string="Name"/>
                         <field name="section_id" colspan="1" widget="selection"/>
@@ -126,29 +127,6 @@
                                     type="object" icon="gtk-convert" />
                             </group>
                         </page>
-                        <page string="Communication &amp; History">
-                            <group colspan="4">
-                                <field colspan="4" name="email_cc" string="Global CC" widget="char"/>
-                            </group>
-                            <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" nolabel="1" mode="tree" readonly="1">
-                                <tree string="History">
-                                    <field name="display_text" string="History Information"/>
-                                    <field name="email_from" invisible="1"/>
-                                    <button
-                                        string="Reply" attrs="{'invisible': [('email_from', '=', False)]}"
-                                        name="%(mail.action_email_compose_message_wizard)d"
-                                        context="{'mail.compose.message.mode':'reply', 'message_id':active_id}"
-                                        icon="terp-mail-replied" type="action" />
-                                </tree>
-                            </field>
-                             <button string="Add Internal Note"
-                                name="%(crm.action_crm_add_note)d"
-                                context="{'model': 'crm.lead' }"
-                                icon="terp-document-new" type="action" />
-                            <button string="Send New Email"
-                                name="%(mail.action_email_compose_message_wizard)d"
-                                icon="terp-mail-message-new" type="action"/>
-                        </page>
                         <page string="Extra Info">
                             <group col="2" colspan="2">
                                 <separator colspan="4" string="Misc"/>
@@ -170,6 +148,10 @@
                             </group>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
+                </sheet>
+                <div class="oe_form_sheet_width">
+                    <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="ThreadView" nolabel="1"/>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>